An evaluation of medium-term recovery processes after the 6 April 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, Central Italy

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-73

  Alexander, David ^a  

^a Global Risk Forum Davos   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Italy; Reconstruction; Recovery; Transitional shelter

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DISASTER RELIEF; EARTHQUAKE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VULNERABILITY;

ABRUZZI; ITALY; L'AQUILA;

AQUILA;

EID: 84876371000     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: 18780059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477891.2012.689250     Document Type: Article

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