The 2011 flood in Minot (North Dakota, USA) and the role of faith-based and nonprofit groups in hazard event response and recovery

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-176

  Atkinson, Christopher L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based groups; Disaster response and recovery; Faith based groups; Floods; Minot; Nonprofit organizations; North dakota; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899494915     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.03.003     Document Type: Review

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