Household response to cyclone and induced surge in coastal Bangladesh: Coping strategies and explanatory variables

Natural Hazards

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 477-499

  Paul, Shitangsu Kumar ^a,b   Routray, Jayant K ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Coping ability; Coping strategy; Cyclone and induced surge; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COPING STRATEGY; CYCLONE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EXTREME EVENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; STORM SURGE; VULNERABILITY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 79955521099     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9631-5     Document Type: Article

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