Disaster management and climate change adaptation: A remote island perspective

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-137

  Johnston, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aid; Community; Dependence; Disasters; Expectations; Remoteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900405729     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/DPM-06-2013-0096     Document Type: Article

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