From dump-sites to resilient urban residence areas : Successful adaptation to tropical cyclone related flooding in Nicaragua
This MSc thesis contributes with new information on how vulnerability to tropical cyclone (TC) induced flooding has evolved at two coastal lowland study sites in the town of Corinto in Nicaragua over a period of 50 years. The research was done through rain station data analyses, semi-structured inte...
Main Author: | Jokinen, Johanna |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi
2009
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-28469 |
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