Assessing risks from cyclones for human lives and livelihoods in the coastal region of Bangladesh

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Quader, Mohammad Abdul ^a,b   Khan, Amanat Ullah ^c   Kervyn, Matthieu ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Capacity; Casualty; Cyclone; Cyclone shelter; Exposure; Hazard; PCA; Risk map; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CYCLONE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LIVELIHOOD; MAP; NATURAL HAZARD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

BANGLADESH; DISASTER; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RIVER; SEASHORE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; FEMALE; MALE;

BANGLADESH;

BANGLADESH; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85026442030     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14080831     Document Type: Article

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