Assessing the value of mitigation strategies in reducing the impacts of rapid-onset, catastrophic floods

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-221

  Johnstone, W M ^a,b   Lence, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Spatial Vision Group Inc ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Dam safety; Evacuation; Mitigation; Risk analysis; Simulation; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD CONTROL; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MITIGATION; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TSUNAMI;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 68949150650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2009.01035.x     Document Type: Article

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