The unperceived risk to Europe's coasts: Tsunamis and the vulnerability of Cadiz, Spain

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2659-2675

  Birkmann, J ^a   Teichman, K V ^a   Welle, T ^a   Gonzalez M ^b   Olabarrieta, M ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TSUNAMI; UNESCO; VULNERABILITY;

ANDALUCIA; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 78650544791     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-2659-2010     Document Type: Article

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