Vulnerability of Russian regions to natural risk: experience of quantitative assessment

One of the important tracks leading to natural risk prevention, disaster mitigation or the reduction of losses due to natural hazards is the vulnerability assessment of an 'at-risk' region. The majority of researchers propose to assess vulnerability according to an expert evaluation of sev...

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Main Author: E. Petrova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/6/49/2006/nhess-6-49-2006.pdf