Geological hazards, disasters and the media: The Italian case study

Quaternary International

Volumn 173-174, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 166-171

  Pasquarè, Federico ^a   Pozzetti, Matteo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Regional Environmental Protection Agency ARPA Lombardia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MASS MEDIA; NATURAL DISASTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548412211     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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