Refraining the U.S. Hurricane problem

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 485-499

  Pielke, Roger A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane; Policy; Problem definition; Science

Indexed keywords

NATURAL HAZARD;

USA;

EID: 0031419555     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941929709381046     Document Type: Article

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