Distribution of impacts of natural disasters across income groups: A case study of New Orleans

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 299-306

  Masozera, Michel ^a   Bailey, Melissa ^a   Kerchner, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD DAMAGE; FUTURE PROSPECT; GIS; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; NATURAL DISASTER; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; VULNERABILITY;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250172682     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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