02702nam 2200553Ia 450 991045155660332120200520144314.01-4294-5024-X92-808-7104-8(CKB)1000000000334472(EBL)282195(OCoLC)648001709(SSID)ssj0000200027(PQKBManifestationID)11171809(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200027(PQKBWorkID)10196942(PQKB)11602080(MiAaPQ)EBC282195(Au-PeEL)EBL282195(CaPaEBR)ebr10156080(OCoLC)781251263(EXLCZ)99100000000033447220060831d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMeasuring vulnerability to natural hazards[electronic resource] towards disaster resilient societies /edited by Jörn BirkmannNew York United Nations University20061 online resource (575 p.)Includes index.92-808-1135-5 Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies; Contents; List of tables and figures; List of colour figures; List of acronyms; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Basic principles and theoretical basis; Part II: Vulnerability and environment; Part III: Global, national and sub-national index approaches; Part IV: Local vulnerability assessment; Part V: Institutional vulnerability, coping and lessons learned; List of Contributors; IndexA seemingly non-stop series of disasters has shown that societies worldwide seem unprepared for the threats posed by natural hazards: Hurricane Katrina, drought in Africa; flooding in China and Germany; earthquakes in Pakistan and India; a tsunami in South-East Asia; and forest fires in Portugal, Australia and North America. 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 harm. Societies need to measure their vulnerabilities in advance, and make adequate provisions. To do sNatural disastersNatural disaster warning systemsElectronic books.Natural disasters.Natural disaster warning systems.363.34Birkmann Jörn434131MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451556603321Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards1919114UNINA