Recent research approaches to urban flood vulnerability, 2006–2016

Natural Hazards

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 633-649

  Cho, Seong Yun ^a   Chang, Heejun ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive flood risk assessment; Flood governance; Holistic approach; Urban floods; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; HOLISTIC APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 85017429457     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-017-2869-4     Document Type: Review

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