Hazards risk assessment methodology for emergency managers: A standardized framework for application

Natural Hazards

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 271-290

  Ferrier, Norman ^a   Haque, C Emdad ^b  

^a Toronto Emergency Medical Services   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community vulnerability; Emergency management; Mitigation; Natural disasters; Resilience; Risk assessment; Technological disasters

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0038331678     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022986226340     Document Type: Article

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