Tropical cyclone risk perceptions in Darwin, Australia: A comparison of different residential groups

Natural Hazards

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-382

  Li, Geraldine M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; CycloneTracy; Darwin; Life safety; Risk perception; Storm surge; Tropical cyclone; Wind damage

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STORM DAMAGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 59649116933     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-008-9269-8     Document Type: Article

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