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Vulnerability Assessment in African Villages under Conditions of Land Use and Climate Change: Case Studies from Mkomazi and Keiskamma

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  • Torsten Grothmann

    (Ecological Economics Group, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26111, Germany)

  • Maximilian Petzold

    (Landscape Ecology Group, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26111, Germany)

  • Patrick Ndaki

    (Centre for Climate Change Studies, University of Dar Es Salaam, Dar Es Salaam 16103, Tanzania)

  • Vincent Kakembo

    (Department for Geosciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa)

  • Bernd Siebenhüner

    (Ecological Economics Group, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26111, Germany)

  • Michael Kleyer

    (Landscape Ecology Group, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg 26111, Germany)

  • Pius Yanda

    (Centre for Climate Change Studies, University of Dar Es Salaam, Dar Es Salaam 16103, Tanzania)

  • Naledzani Ndou

    (Department for Geosciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa)

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While most climate change vulnerability assessments focus on regional or city-levels, this paper studies villages and their different forms of vulnerability vis-

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  • Torsten Grothmann & Maximilian Petzold & Patrick Ndaki & Vincent Kakembo & Bernd Siebenhüner & Michael Kleyer & Pius Yanda & Naledzani Ndou, 2017. "Vulnerability Assessment in African Villages under Conditions of Land Use and Climate Change: Case Studies from Mkomazi and Keiskamma," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-30, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:6:p:976-:d:100807
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