A support system for assessing local vulnerability to weather and climate

Natural Hazards

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 999-1008

  Coletti, Alex ^a   Howe, Peter D ^b   Yarnal, Brent ^b   Wood, Nathan J ^c  

^a S M Resources Corporation   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Online support system; Risk and vulnerability perceptions; Stakeholder participation; Vulnerability assessment; Vulnerability scoping diagram

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84870815503     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0366-3     Document Type: Article

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