POPULATION VULNERABILITY TO GEOMORPHOLOGICAL
HAZARDS IN REGHIN HILLS
POPULATION VULNERABILITY TO GEOMORPHOLOGICAL
HAZARDS IN REGHIN HILLS
Author(s): JÓZSEF SZILÁGYISubject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Geography, Regional studies, Regional Geography, Sociology
Published by: Editura Aeternitas
Keywords: Vulnerability; population; geomorphological process; Reghin Hills;
Summary/Abstract: Population vulnerability to geomorphological hazards in Reghin Hills. Vulnerability assessment of population to the actual geomorphological processes are an essential tool in disaster management planning, assessment and loss estimation, and is an important aspect in geomorphological risk reduction to the safety of the population, settlements and human activities. In this paper we propose an analysis of Reghin Hills population vulnerability to the current geomorphological processesthrough physical,spatial and demographic indicators.
Journal: PANGEEA
- Issue Year: 18/2018
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 81-92
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English