URBAN VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS: A CASE STUDY OF RAINSTORM VICTIMS IN ILORIN, NIGERIA
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2013-6-2-80-93
Abstract
About the Authors
Usman RaheemNigeria
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Felix Olorunfemi
Nigeria
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER); PMB 05, U.I P.O, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Raheem U., Olorunfemi F. URBAN VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS: A CASE STUDY OF RAINSTORM VICTIMS IN ILORIN, NIGERIA. GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY. 2013;6(2):80-93. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2013-6-2-80-93