UID:
almafu_9958094683502883
Umfang:
xv, 184 pages :
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illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;
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28 cm.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-54256-X
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9786610542567
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0-8213-6333-6
Serie:
Disaster risk management series ; no. 6
Inhalt:
These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis published in April 2005. Three case studies address specific hazards: landslides, storm surges and drought. An additional, three case studies address regional multi-hazard situations in Sri Lanka, the Tana River basin in Kenya, and the city of Caracas, Venezuela.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Drought Disaster in Asia; Figures; 2. Global Landslides Risk Case Study; Tables; 3. Storm Surges in Coastal Areas; 4. Natural Disaster Risks in Sri Lanka: Mapping Hazards and Risk Hotspots; 5. Multihazard Risks in Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela; 6. Reducing the Impacts of Floods through Early Warning and Preparedness: A Pilot Study for Kenya
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8213-6332-8
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
Volltext
(Deutschlandweit zugänglich)
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-6333-1
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