The assessment of vulnerability to natural disasters in China by using the DEA method

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 427-439

  Wei, Yi Ming ^a   Fan, Ying ^a   Lu, Cong ^a   Tsai, Hsien Tang ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DEA; Natural disasters; Regional vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); REGIONAL VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS;

DISASTERS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; NATURAL DISASTER; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1642411156     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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