Empirical analysis of Japanese flood risk acceptability within multi-risk context

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1049-1066

  Zhai, G ^a   Ikeda, S ^b,c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL PROVISION; FLOODING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOKI RIVER;

EID: 54349083645     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-8-1049-2008     Document Type: Article

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