Evaluating the Source of the Risks Associated with Natural Events

Res Publica

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-140

  Murphy, Colleen ^a   Gardoni, Paolo ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Engineering; Natural disasters; Risk; Standard of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955164134     PISSN: 13564765     EISSN: 15728692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11158-010-9136-9     Document Type: Article

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