Extreme versus quotidian: Addressing temporal dichotomies in Philippine disaster management

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 190-199

  Delfin Jr , Francisco G ^a   Gaillard, Jean Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Natural hazards; People's vulnerability; Philippines

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; LUZON; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 50849121092     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.493     Document Type: Article

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