Disaster risk assessment: The experience of the city of Rio De Janeiro in developing an impact scale for meteorological-related disasters
The geographic region where the City of Rio de Janeiro is located presents high spatial and temporal variability of meteorological events. The city has a history of recurrent disasters caused by natural hazards, which are in part a result of the urban sprawl, which densely concentrates people and bu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Progress in Disaster Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061719300535 |