Applications of geographical information systems and remote sensing in natural disaster hazard assessment and mitigation in Taiwan

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-163

  Merrett, Hew C ^a   Chen, William W ^a  

^a CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MITIGATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; IDENTIFICATION OF RISKS; LAND MANAGEMENTS; NATURAL DISASTERS; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SCENARIO MODELLING;

DISASTERS; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84881003376     PISSN: 19475705     EISSN: 19475713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2012.686064     Document Type: Article

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