A dynamic assessment tool for exploring and communicating vulnerability to floods and climate change

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-147

  Giupponi, Carlo ^a,b   Giove, Silvio ^a,b   Giannini, Valentina ^a,b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flood; Multiple criteria; Participatory modelling; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CURRENT VULNERABILITIES; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL FOR CLIMATE CHANGES; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; PARTICIPATORY MODELLING; QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS;

FLOODS; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EUROPEAN UNION; FLOOD; INNOVATION; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; VULNERABILITY;

ASSAM; INDIA;

EID: 84876852331     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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