Spatial technology for natural risk management

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 364-373

  Mansor, Shattri ^a   Shariah, Mohammed Abu ^a   Billa, Lawal ^a   Setiawan, Iwan ^a   Jabar, Faisal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Disasters; Fire; Floods; Landslides; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249104081     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560410568480     Document Type: Article

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