Hazard, vulnerability and risk on the Brahmaputra basin: a case study of river bank erosion

The authors present an assessment of risk from river bank erosion in the Brahmaputra river basin. The concept of risk is conceptualised in the context of socio-economic vulnerability, and the potential for exposure to hazard. By addressing both the physical hazard and the variations across the socio...

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Main Authors: Sharma, Nayan (Author), Johnson, Fiifi Amoako (Author), Hutton, Craig W. (Author), Clark, Michael J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2010.
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