A risk analysis for floods and lahars: Case study in the Cordillera Central of Colombia

Natural Hazards

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 767-796

  Künzler, Matthias ^a   Huggel, Christian ^a   Ramírez, Juan Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Colombia; Combeima; Cordillera Central; Lahar; Natural hazard; Nevado del Tolima; Risk analysis; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LAHAR; LANDSLIDE; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VULNERABILITY;

COLOMBIA; CORDILLERA CENTRAL [COLOMBIA]; TOLIMA; TOLIMA VOLCANO;

EID: 84866005224     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0271-9     Document Type: Article

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