A comparative analysis of several vulnerability concepts

Natural Hazards

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 621-643

  Hufschmidt, Gabi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Model; Natural hazard; Resilience; Risk; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 79959732320     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9823-7     Document Type: Article

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