Disaster mitigation: The concept of vulnerability revisited

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 85-94

  Weichselgartner, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contingency planning; Disaster management; Hazards

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141467166     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560110388609     Document Type: Article

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