Integrated risk assessment of multi-hazards in China

Natural Hazards

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 257-280

  Zhou, Yang ^a   Liu, Yansui ^a   Wu, Wenxiang ^a   Li, Ning ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China s disaster risk index (CDRI); Multi hazard risk assessment; Natural disasters; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INDEX METHOD; MAPPING; NATURAL DISASTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 85027937761     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-015-1713-y     Document Type: Article

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