Wind risk assessment in urban environments: The case of falling trees duringwindstorm events in lisbon

Bioclimatology and Natural Hazards

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 55-74

  Lopes, A ^a   Oliveira, S ^b   Fragoso, M ^b   Andrade, J A ^b   Pedro, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lisbon; Strong winds; Trees in urban streets; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053601759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8876-6_5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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