Mapping social vulnerability to natural hazards in Italy: A suitable tool for risk mitigation strategies

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 187-196

  Frigerio, Ivan ^a   De Amicis, Mattia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indicators; Italy; Mapping vulnerability; Natural hazards; Risk mitigation; Social vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL DISASTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL VULNERABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84973866049     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.001     Document Type: Article

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