Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards : towards disaster resilient societies /
A seemingly non-stop series of disasters has shown that societies worldwide seem unprepared for the threats posed by natural hazards. The tragic impacts of these events drew short-term attention from policy makers, the media and the general public, but their response was too late to prevent serious...
| Други автори: | Birkmann, Jorn. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Tokyo ; New York :
United Nations University,
℗♭2006.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=170628 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards. |
| Резюме: |
A seemingly non-stop series of disasters has shown that societies worldwide seem unprepared for the threats posed by natural hazards. The tragic impacts of these events drew short-term attention from policy makers, the media and the general public, but their response was too late to prevent serious harm. Societies need to measure their vulnerabilities in advance, and make adequate provisions. This publication presents a broad range of current approaches to measuring vulnerability and contains concrete experiences and examples from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe to illustrate the theoretical analyses.--Publisher's description. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxvi, 524 pages, [24] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781429450249 142945024X 9280871048 9789280871043 9789280871050 9280871056 |