Estimation of the Risk Management Index (RMI) using statistical analysis

Natural Hazards

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1501-1514

  Novelo Casanova, David A ^a   Suárez, Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Natural hazards; Risk; Risk management; Risk Management Index; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; IZTAPALAPA; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; XOCHIMILCO;

EID: 84930379279     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-015-1663-4     Document Type: Article

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