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A Dwyer, C Zoppou, O Nielsen, S Day, S Roberts - 2004 - ntpu.edu.tw

Quantifying social vulnerability: a methodology for identifying those at risk to natural hazards.

Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community AND Program Evaluation

Roberts, Zoppou

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Australia is exposed to a wide range of natural hazards, including earthquake, cyclone, landslide, flood, storm surge, severe wind, bushfire, coastal erosion, hail storm and drought. At potential risk from these hazards are people, buildings, transport infrastructure, economies and communities, all of which are more greatly concentrated in urban centres. As one of the most urbanised nations in the world and with an ever increasing rate of urbanisation, Australia has a population that is largely concentrated within city areas [17] …

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