Livelihood vulnerability index analysis: An approach to study vulnerability in the context of Bihar

Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Madhuri, ^a   Tewari, Hare R ^a   Bhowmick, Pradip K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 84947927244     PISSN: 2072845X     EISSN: 19961421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jamba.v6i1.127     Document Type: Article

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