Policy and systems of flood risk management: a comparative study between Japan and Spain

Natural Hazards

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 919-943

  Nakamura, Isao ^a   Llasat, Maria Carmen ^b  

^a TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona; Catalonia; Flood risk management; Flood warning; Japan; Spain; Tokyo

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; LEGISLATION; POLICY APPROACH; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THRESHOLD; WARNING SYSTEM;

CATALONIA; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; SPAIN; TOKYO [KANTO]; TOKYO [TOKYO (PRF)];

EID: 85016610651     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-017-2802-x     Document Type: Article

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