Disaster management in the Caribbean: Perspectives on institutional capacity reform and development

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-22

  Collymore, Jeremy ^a  

^a Building No 1   (Barbados)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Disaster management; Mitigation; Preparedness; Recovery; Response

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 80053653660     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: 18780059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ehaz.2011.0002     Document Type: Review

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