The history of disaster incidents and impacts in Nepal 1900–2005

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 147-154

  Aryal, Komal Raj ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disaster risk; disaster vulnerability; local disasters; Nepal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886097836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20950055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13753-012-0015-1     Document Type: Article

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