Urban sustainability in the presence of flood and geological hazards: The development of a GIS-based vulnerability and risk assessment methodology

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-61

  Fedeski, Michael ^a   Gwilliam, Julie ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central damage value; Damage; Exposure; Geohazard; Replacement ratio; Vulnerability index

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGY; HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

CENTRAL DAMAGE VALUES; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; GEOHAZARDS; REPLACEMENT RATIOS; VULNERABILITY INDEX;

URBAN PLANNING;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DAMAGE; DIGITAL MAPPING; FLOOD; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; VULNERABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348893964     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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