An analysis of the evolution of hydrometeorological extremes in newspapers: The case of Catalonia, 1982-2006

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1201-1212

  Llasat, M C ^a   Llasat Botija, M ^a   Barnolas, M ^a   Lopez L ^b   Altava Ortiz, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DROUGHT; FLOODING; GIS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL HAZARD; PERCEPTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL SOCIETY; URBAN SOCIETY;

CATALONIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 76149094878     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-9-1201-2009     Document Type: Article

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