Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards : towards disaster resilient societies / edited by Jorn Birkmann.
By: Birkmann, Jorn [edt].
Publisher: Tokyo : 2013; United Nations University Press, Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 686 p.ISBN: 9789280812022.Subject(s): NATURAL DISASTERS | DISASTER PREVENTION | HUMAN SECURITY | RISK ASSESSMENT | MEASUREMENTOnline resources: Available online from UNU Collections / pdf| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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A research output of the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security. The world has recently experienced disasters of a magnitude rarely seen before: the storm disaster in the Philippines, the cascading disaster in Japan, the earthquake in Haiti, and floods in Pakistan and Australia are a few prominent examples. Following the popularity of the first edition, this volume has been completely revised and fully updated.
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