The influence of hazard models on GIS-based regional risk assessments and mitigation policies

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 369-387

  Bernknopf, Richard L ^a,b   Rabinovici, Sharyl J M ^a,b   Wood, Nathan J ^a,b   Dinitz, Laura B ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Earth science; Earthquakes; GIS; Hazard susceptibility; Portfolio; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644773220     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRAM.2006.009537     Document Type: Article

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