International Frameworks for Disaster Risk Reduction: Useful Guidance for Sustainable Mountain Development

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 195-202

  Zimmermann, Markus ^a   Keiler, Margreth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

disaster risk reduction (DRR); global framework; Mountain hazards; mountain risks; policy debate

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATURAL HAZARD; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI; MIYAGI; SENDAI; TOHOKU;

EID: 84942901373     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00006.1     Document Type: Article

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