Indexing livelihood vulnerability to the effects of typhoons in indigenous communities in Taiwan

Geographical Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 135-152

  Lin, Kuan Hui Elaine ^a,b   Polsky, Colin ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indigenous communities; Livelihoods; Taiwan; Typhoon hazard; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RURAL SOCIETY; TYPHOON; VULNERABILITY;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84926291639     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12141     Document Type: Article

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