Assessment of vulnerability to cyclones and floods in Odisha, India: A district-level analysis

Current Science

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1997-2007

  Bahinipati, Chandra Sekhar ^a  

^a Gujarat Institute of Development Research   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclone and flood; District wise; Integrated approach; Ohisha; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919853868     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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