Enhancing flood resilience through improved risk communications

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2271-2282

  O'Sullivan, J J ^a   Bradford, R A ^a   Bonaiuto, M ^b   De Dominicis, S ^b   Rotko, P ^c   Aaltonen, J ^c   Waylen, K ^d   Langan, S J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; FLOOD CONTROL; MITIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARNING SYSTEM;

FINLAND; IRELAND; ITALY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864232452     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-2271-2012     Document Type: Article

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