Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards : towards disaster resilient societies /

A seemingly non-stop series of disasters has shown that societies worldwide seem unprepared for the threats posed by natural hazards. The tragic impacts of these events drew short-term attention from policy makers, the media and the general public, but their response was too late to prevent serious...

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Other Authors:	Birkmann, Jörn
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University, [2006]
Subjects:	Natural disasters. Natural disaster warning systems.
Online Access:	Table of contents only