Hazards, risks and vulnerabilities in a changing environment: The unexpected onslaught on human security?

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-365

  Bogardi, Janos J ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 8844269566     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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