Development, disasters and vulnerability: A discussion of divergent theories and the need for their integration

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-198

  McEntire, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Design and development; Disasters; Integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847103516     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560410541786     Document Type: Article

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