The natech events during the 17 August 1999 Kocaeli earthquake: Aftermath and lessons learned

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1129-1140

  Girgin, S ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; KOCAELI EARTHQUAKE 1999; NATURAL HAZARD; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

IZMIT; KOCAELI [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 79955364485     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-1129-2011     Document Type: Article

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