Exploring the plexus of context and consequences: An empirical test of a theory of disaster vulnerability

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-95

  Dückers, Michel ^a   Frerks, Georg ^b,c,d   Birkmann, Jörn ^e  

^a Partner in Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS DEFENCE ACADEMY   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Culture; Disaster vulnerability; Disasters; Quantitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929339837     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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