02669nam 2200613Ia 450 991045045690332120200520144314.01-280-54256-X97866105425670-8213-6333-6(CKB)1000000000247137(EBL)459329(OCoLC)253784074(SSID)ssj0000088448(PQKBManifestationID)11125969(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088448(PQKBWorkID)10071350(PQKB)11343614(MiAaPQ)EBC459329(Au-PeEL)EBL459329(CaPaEBR)ebr10132039(CaONFJC)MIL54256(OCoLC)71385040(EXLCZ)99100000000024713720051020d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNatural disaster hotspots case studies[electronic resource] /edited by Margaret Arnold ... [et al.]Washington, D.C. World Bank ;Basingstoke Palgrave [distributor]20061 online resource (204 p.)Disaster risk management series ;no. 6Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-6332-8 Includes bibliographical references.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 KenyaThese 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.Disaster risk management series ;no. 6.Natural disastersRisk assessmentDisastersRisk assessmentElectronic books.Natural disastersRisk assessment.DisastersRisk assessment.363.34Arnold Margaret1965-906332MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450456903321Natural disaster hotspots case studies2030403UNINA