Living with risk : a global review of disaster reduction initiatives /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; Geneva : United Nations, 2004.
Edition:2004 ver.
Subjects:
Emergency management.
Risk assessment.
Disaster relief.
Risk Assessment
Relief Work
Disaster Planning
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes.
Gestion des situations d'urgence.
Catastrophes naturelles > Atténuation des risques.
Évaluation du risque.
risk assessment.
disaster planning.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Emergency Management.
Naturkatastrophe > Risikomanagement.
Risikomanagement > Naturkatastrophe.
Disaster relief -- > International cooperation
Natural disasters -- > Risk management
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Volume I. Living with risk: focus on disaster risk reduction
  • Risk awareness and assessment
  • Policy and commitment: the foundation of disaster risk reduction
  • Building understanding: development of knowledge and information sharing
  • A selection of disaster reduction applications
  • Future challenges: a common vision for disaster risk reduction.
  • Volume II. Annexes. Terminology: basic terms of disaster risk reduction
  • Directory of international, regional, national and specialized organizations
  • United Nations system: an outline of activities dedicated to disaster risk reduction
  • Selected international development agendas and commitments relevant to disaster risk reduction
  • Extracts from the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPoI) of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
  • References.

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