Warning and evacuation in response to sediment-related disasters

Natural Hazards

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 499-507

  Chiba, Miki ^a  

^a Sabo Frontier Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evacuation; Evacuation of vulnerable populations; Sediment related disasters; Warning

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; NATURAL DISASTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

CHUBU; HONSHU; JAPAN; NAGANO;

EID: 79551605579     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9435-7     Document Type: Article

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