Water and disasters: A review and analysis of policy aspects

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-271

  Gopalakrishnan, Chennat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; ECONOMIC DAMAGES; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN; NATURAL DISASTERS; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER DISASTERS;

RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DISASTERS;

CAPACITY BUILDING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESEARCH WORK; RESILIENCE; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84878777556     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.756133     Document Type: Article

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