A global analysis of human settlement in coastal zones

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 584-599

  Small, Christopher ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Coastal population; Exposure; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; VECTOR;

EID: 0042427253     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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