Vulnerability assessment of storm surges in the coastal area of Guangdong Province

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2003-2010

  Li, K ^a,b   Li, G S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; MAPPING; MITIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STORM SURGE; VULNERABILITY;

CHINA; DONGGUAN; GUANGDONG; JIANGMEN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHANWEI; SOUTH CHINA SEA; YANGJIANG; ZHUHAI;

EID: 79960588124     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-2003-2011     Document Type: Article

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