Perceptions of risk for volcanic hazards at Vesuvio and Etna, Italy

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies

Volumn 2005, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Davis, Matthew S ^a   Ricci, Tullio ^b   Mitchell, Lara M ^a  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Etna; Italy; Risk Perception; Vesuvio; Volcanic Hazards

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944502026     PISSN: 11744707     EISSN: 11744707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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