Preparing for natural hazards: The role of community trust

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 370-379

  Paton, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication processes; Disaster management; Hazards; Natural disasters; Risk intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250377949     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560710758323     Document Type: Article

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