Gauging the societal impacts of natural disasters using a capability approach

Disasters

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 619-636

  Gardoni, Paolo ^a   Murphy, Colleen ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Individual well being; Natural disasters; Recovery; Social impact

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURAL DISASTER; SOCIAL IMPACT; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAKISTAN; RELIEF WORK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; HUMANS; JAPAN; PAKISTAN; RELIEF WORK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954631776     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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