Opportunities for improving disaster management in Chile: A case study

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Aldunce, Paulina ^a   León, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Disasters; Emergency measures; Integration; Rainful

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847109841     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560710729794     Document Type: Review

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