Flash-floods in Catalonia: The social perception in a context of changing vulnerability

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 17, Issue , 2008, Pages 63-70

  Llasat, M C ^a   Lopez L ^b   Barnolas, M ^a   Llasat Botija, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLASH FLOOD; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL IMPACT; VULNERABILITY;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 49149094361     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-17-63-2008     Document Type: Article

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