The role of unofficial flood warning systems

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-60

  Parker, Dennis J ^a   Handmer, John W ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD PLAIN OCCUPATION; FLOOD WARNING; HAZARD AWARENESS; HAZARD PREPAREDNESS; LOCAL KNOWLEDGE; NATURAL HAZARD;

EID: 0031776794     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5973.00067     Document Type: Article

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