Probabilistic criteria for volcano evacuation decisions

Natural Hazards

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-97

  Woo, Gordon ^a  

^a RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Decision; Evacuation; Event tree; Risk; Volcano

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 39849083173     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9171-9     Document Type: Article

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