Natural hazards, unnatural disasters : the economics of effective prevention /

Earthquakes, droughts, floods, and storms are natural hazards, but unnatural disasters are the deaths and damages that result from human acts of omission and commission. Every disaster is unique, but each exposes actions by individuals and governments at different levels that, had they been differen...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: World Bank
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2010.
Series:World Bank e-Library.
Subjects:
United Nations.
United Nations
Disasters > Economic aspects.
Natural disasters > Economic aspects.
Emergency management.
Catastrophes > Aspect économique.
Catastrophes naturelles > Aspect économique.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disasters > Economic aspects
Emergency management
Natural disasters > Economic aspects
Natural disasters
Management techniques
Planning processes
Economic impact
Disaster relief
Cost benefit analysis
Cost effectiveness analysis
Statistics
Case studies
Effectiveness
Evaluation
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