Geographic factors complicating hazard responses on small islands

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 39-47

  Smith, William James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Geography; Hazards; Humans; Meteorology; Oceans; Sea level

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; LANDFORMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

COMMUNITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; METEOROLOGY; NATURAL HAZARDS; OCEANS; SEA LEVEL;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 52949100602     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTS.2008.929005     Document Type: Article

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