Resilience: A capacity and a myth: Findings from an in-depth case study in disaster management research

Natural Hazards

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-76

  Kuhlicke, Christian ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flood; In depth case study; Myths; Nescience; Qualitative research; Resilience

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; NATURAL HAZARD; POWER RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH;

GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 84876904959     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9646-y     Document Type: Article

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