Disaster risk at the margins: Homelessness, vulnerability and hazards

Habitat International

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 211-219

  Walters, Vicky ^a   Gaillard, J C ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Delhi; Disaster; Everyday hazards; Homelessness; India; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOMELESSNESS; MARGINALIZATION; NATURAL HAZARD; VULNERABILITY; COMPLEXITY; DISASTER RELIEF; POLICY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 84903587668     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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