Vulnerability and risk assessment

Springer Geography

Volumn , Issue 9789400758742, 2013, Pages 139-177

  Dewan, Ashraf M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Flood hazard; Flood risk; Housing price; Social vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942277568     PISSN: 2194315X     EISSN: 21943168     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5875-9_6     Document Type: Chapter

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