Applied anthropology of risk, hazards, and disasters

Human Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 287-295

  Faas, A J ^a   Barrios, Roberto E ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Culture; Disaster; Displacement; Hazards; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HAZARD ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84987784896     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/0018-7259-74.4.287     Document Type: Article

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