Evolution of natural risk: Research framework and perspectives

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 375-387

  Hufschmidt, Gabi ^a   Crozier, M ^a   Glade, T ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDSLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 21344431841     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-5-375-2005     Document Type: Review

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