Geographical Distribution of Disasters Caused by Natural Hazards in Data-scarce Areas : Methodological exploration on the Samala River catchment, Guatemala

An increasing trend in both the number of disasters and affected people has been observed, especially during the second half of the 20th century. The physical, economic and social impact that natural hazards have had on a global scale has prompted an increasing interest of governments, international...

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Main Author: Soto Gómez, Agnes Jane
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten och landskapslära 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-260708
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