Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards: A macro framework

Disasters

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-200

  Joseph, Jacquleen ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Disaster risk; Natural hazard; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NATURAL HAZARD; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; FLOODING; HUMAN; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DISASTERS; FLOODS; HUMANS; INDIA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASSAM; INDIA;

EID: 84874944638     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2012.01299.x     Document Type: Article

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