Vulnerability assessment of developing countries: The case of small-island developing States

Development Policy Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-264

  Turvey, Rosario ^a  

^a NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL ISLAND STATE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 33847248927     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2007.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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