A review of damage intensity scales

Natural Hazards

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-76

  Blong, Russell ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Building damage; Consequences; Damage; Damage scales; Estimation; Indices; Intensity; Natural hazards; Scales

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; DAMAGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; IMPACT; NATURAL HAZARD;

EID: 0037653433     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022960414329     Document Type: Article

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