Influences of place characteristics on hazards, perception and response: A case study of the hazardscape of the Wellington Region, New Zealand

Natural Hazards

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 501-529

  Khan, Shabana ^a   Crozier, M J ^a   Kennedy, David ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hazards; Hazardscape; Perceived susceptibility; Physical susceptibility; Place; Response

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; DROUGHT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; PERCEPTION; TSUNAMI;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND];

EID: 84860888545     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0091-y     Document Type: Article

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