Recovery from natural and man-made disasters as capabilities restoration and enhancement

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-333

  Gardoni, P ^a   Murphy, C ^b  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Man made disasters; Natural disasters; Sustainable recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449165077     PISSN: 17437601     EISSN: 1743761X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SDP-V3-N4-317-333     Document Type: Article

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