The regionalization of urban natural disasters in China

Natural Hazards

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-179

  Wang, Jing Ai ^a   Shi, Pei Jun ^a   Yi, Xiang Sheng ^a   Jia, Hui Cong ^a   Zhu, Lai Yin ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Integrated natural disaster intensity; Integrated urbanization level; Natural disaster regionalization; Urban disasters in China

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DIGITAL MAPPING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURAL DISASTER; REGIONALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 38349169890     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-9102-1     Document Type: Article

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