The evolution of the natural disaster management system in Taiwan

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 633-638

  Chen, Liang Chung ^a   Wu, Jie Ying ^b   Lai, Mei Ju ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR DISASTER REDUCTION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disaster management system; Natural disaster; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; HAZARD MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY; NATURAL DISASTER; TAIWAN;

DISASTERS;

EID: 33746905088     PISSN: 02533839     EISSN: 21587299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533839.2006.9671159     Document Type: Article

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