Density and disasters: Economics of Urban Hazard risk

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-105

  Lall, Somik V ^a   Deichmann, Uwe ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC HAZARD; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 84856603260     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkr006     Document Type: Article

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