Assessing the efficiency and the criticality of the elements belonging to a complex territorial system subject to natural hazards

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-32

  Minciardi, R ^a,b   Sacile, R ^a,b   Trasforini, E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Centro di Ricerca Interuniversitario in Monitoraggio Ambientale   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; NATURAL HAZARD;

EID: 32144464200     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-6-21-2006     Document Type: Article

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