Sun, sea, sand and tsunami: Examining disaster vulnerability in the tourism community of Khao Lak, Thailand

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-306

  Calgaro, Emma ^a,b   Lloyd, Kate ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Place; Relational scale; Sustainable development; Tourism; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELDWORK; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2004; NATURAL DISASTER; RECOVERY PLAN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM; TOURIST DESTINATION; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; KHAO LAK; PHANGNGA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 56349093392     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2008.00335.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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