Vulnerability assessments and their planning implications: A case study of the Hutt Valley, New Zealand

Natural Hazards

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1587-1607

  Khan, Shabana ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Assessment methods; Hazards; Planning implications; Response; Vulnerability; Vulnerability reduction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EXTREME EVENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MITIGATION; NATURAL HAZARD; PLANNING PROCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

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

EID: 84867231584     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0327-x     Document Type: Article

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