Reducing drought risk: Bridging theory and practice

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-113

  Hayes, Michael J ^a   Wilhelmi, Olga V ^b   Knutson, Cody L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Droughts; Models; Planning; Risk; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER (NDMC); FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA); POLICY MAKERS; RISK ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; DISASTERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DROUGHT;

EID: 9144265066     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2004)5:2(106)     Document Type: Review

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