The impact of a storm surge on business establishments in the Houston MSA

Natural Hazards

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 331-346

  Schiller, Anita R ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane Katrina; Industry damage; Natural hazards; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GIS; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; METROPOLITAN AREA; STORM SURGE;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251595402     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9572-z     Document Type: Article

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