A Safer future : reducing the impacts of natural disasters /

"Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response;...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.
Temas:
Natural disasters.
Emergency management.
Disaster relief.
Natural Disasters
Relief Work
Catastrophes naturelles.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes.
natural disasters.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters."--Website description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 67 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-67).
ISBN:0585143641
9780585143644
1280203536
9781280203534
9786610203536
6610203539
0309597757
9780309597753

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