Assessing the vulnerability of social-environmental system from the perspective of hazard, sensitivity, and resilience: A case study of Beijing, China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1179-1186

  Yan, Lei ^a   Xu, Xuegong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Hazard; Resilience; Sensitivity; Social Environmental system; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BEIJING; ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS; RESILIENCE; SENSITIVITY; VULNERABILITY;

HAZARDS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; MOUNTAIN REGION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 77956491833     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0440-7     Document Type: Article

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