Towards an integrated approach to natural hazards risk assessment using GIS: With reference to bushfires

Environmental Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 546-560

  Chen, Keping ^a   Blong, Russell ^a   Jacobson, Carol ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bushfires; Geographical information systems; Integrated approach; Natural hazards; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING;

BUSHFIRES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BUSHLAND; GIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDFIRE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FIRE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FIRES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0038472219     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2747-y     Document Type: Review

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