Hotspots of coastal vulnerability: A DPSIR analysis to find societal pathways and responses

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-133

  Newton, Alice ^a,b   Weichselgartner, Juergen ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Coastal zone; Disaster mitigation; Global environmental change; Risk governance; Social ecological systems; Vulnerability reduction

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLOOD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOT SPOT; STORM SURGE; TSUNAMI; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84896490083     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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