Natural disasters, the economy and population vulnerability as a vicious cycle with exogenous hazards

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 101-113

  Sodhi, ManMohan S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Country level analysis; Development; Disasters; Natural hazards; Strategic humanitarian operations; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; FEEDBACK; HAZARDS; POPULATION STATISTICS; REINFORCEMENT;

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; COUNTRY-LEVEL ANALYSE; DEVELOPMENT; HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS; NATURAL DISASTERS; NATURAL HAZARD; PER CAPITA INCOME; POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP; STRATEGIC HUMANITARIAN OPERATION; VULNERABILITY;

DISASTERS;

EID: 84978518603     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: 18731317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2016.05.010     Document Type: Article

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