Natural hazards and risk mitigation in El Salvador: An introduction

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 375, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-4

  Rose, William I ^a   Bommer, Julian J ^b   Sandoval, Ciro A ^c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; El Salvador; Landslides; Natural hazards; Risk mitigation; Volcanoes

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARTHQUAKES; LANDSLIDES; VOLCANOES;

EL SALVADOR; GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS; MONETARY COSTS; NATURAL HAZARD; ON CURRENTS; RISK MITIGATION;

HAZARDS;

EARTHQUAKE EVENT; LANDSLIDE; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 33646017017     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2375-2.1     Document Type: Article

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