Understanding social vulnerability

Social Vulnerability to Disasters

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-29

  Fordham, Maureen ^a   Lovekamp, William E ^b   Thomas, Deborah S K ^c   Phillips, Brenda D ^d  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Colorado Department of Emergency Management ^*  (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/b14854     Document Type: Chapter

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