A global strategy for protecting vulnerable coastal populations: Short-term emergency response and long-run investments are needed

Science

Volumn 345, Issue 6202, 2014, Pages 1250-1251

  Barbier, Edward B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY; FLOODING; HUMAN; HURRICANE; METHODOLOGY;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; FLOODS; HUMANS;

EID: 84907202742     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1254629     Document Type: Review

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