Integrating social vulnerability into federal flood risk management planning

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 332-344

  Cutter, S L ^a   Emrich, C T ^a   Morath, D P ^a   Dunning, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CDM   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood; Risk management; Social vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVICE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FREQUENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887543300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12018     Document Type: Article

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