Coastal community resilience: Analysis of resilient elements in 3 districts of Tamil Nadu State, India

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-110

  Guleria, Sushma ^a   Edward, J K Patterson ^b  

^a National Institute of Disaster Management   (India)

^b Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal risks; Resilience elements; Vulnerability and capacity assessment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TSUNAMI;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84857690440     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-011-0178-8     Document Type: Article

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