A method for creating high resolution maps of social vulnerability in the context of environmental hazards

Applied Geography

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 89-100

  Nelson, Katherine S ^a   Abkowitz, Mark D ^a   Camp, Janey V ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Areal interpolation; Dasymetric mapping; Environmental justice; Social vulnerability; Spatial coincidence

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84934297536     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.06.011     Document Type: Article

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