Natural disaster hotspots : a global risk analysis /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dilley, Maxx, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2005.
Colección:Disaster risk management series ; no. 5.
Temas:
Natural disasters > Risk assessment.
Hazardous geographic environments > Risk assessment.
Catastrophes naturelles > Évaluation du risque.
Milieux géographiques dangereux > Évaluation du risque.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Désastres naturels.
Analyse des risques.
Natural disasters > Risk assessment
Risicoanalyse.
Natuurrampen.
Sterfte.
Economische problemen.
Desastres ambientais.
Administração de risco ambiental.
Catastrophe naturelle.
Évaluation des risques.
Impact économique.
Mortalité
Zone à risque.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Executive summary
  • 2. Project objectives
  • 3. Project approach
  • 4. Single-hazard exposure analysis
  • 5. Multihazard exposure analysis
  • 6. Multihazard risk assessment
  • 7. Multihazard risk assessment results
  • 8. Case studies
  • 9. Conclusions and the way forward
  • App. A. Technical appendix for global analysis.

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