Natural disasters : protecting vulnerable communities : proceedings of the conference held in London, 13-15 October 1993 /
It has been estimated that, as a result of natural disasters during the 1970s and 1980s three million lives were lost. This book focuses on the British contribution to the decade, and is supplemented by papers from America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. It addresses the themes such as: vulnerability of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Thomas Telford,
1993.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | It has been estimated that, as a result of natural disasters during the 1970s and 1980s three million lives were lost. This book focuses on the British contribution to the decade, and is supplemented by papers from America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. It addresses the themes such as: vulnerability of communities forecasting and warning, and more. |
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| Item Description: | At head of title: International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (591 pages) : illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780727748355 (ebook) : |