The Disaster-Knowledge Matrix - Reframing and evaluating the knowledge challenges in disaster risk reduction

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 96-108

  Spiekermann, Raphael ^a   Kienberger, Stefan ^a   Norton, John ^b   Briones, Fernando ^c   Weichselgartner, Juergen ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Development Workshop   (France)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES Y ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES EN ANTROPOLOGÍA SOCIAL CIESAS   (Mexico)

^d POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Disaster risk reduction; Knowledge; Science communication; Science policy nexus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929411954     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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