Chang, Stephanie E; Gregorian, Martin; Pathman, Karthick; … - In: Environment and Planning A 44 (2012) 4, pp. 989-1008
This paper explores the question of whether natural hazard risks for urban areas are growing or diminishing over time. While trends such as population growth in hazardous areas increase the potential for loss in disaster events, other factors, such as improved building codes, tend to reduce this...