Assessment of social vulnerability to natural disasters: A comparative study

Natural Hazards

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 823-843

  Yoon, D K ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment methods; Factor analysis; Natural disasters; Social vulnerability; Standardization

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURAL DISASTER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INDICATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84864407502     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0189-2     Document Type: Article

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