LEADER 02702nam  2200553Ia 450 
001 9910451556603321
005 20200520144314.0
010   $a1-4294-5024-X
010   $a92-808-7104-8
035   $a(CKB)1000000000334472
035   $a(EBL)282195
035   $a(OCoLC)648001709
035   $a(SSID)ssj0000200027
035   $a(PQKBManifestationID)11171809
035   $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200027
035   $a(PQKBWorkID)10196942
035   $a(PQKB)11602080
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC282195
035   $a(Au-PeEL)EBL282195
035   $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10156080
035   $a(OCoLC)781251263
035   $a(EXLCZ)991000000000334472
100   $a20060831d2006      uy             0
101 0 $aeng
135   $aur|n|---|||||
181   $ctxt
182   $cc
183   $acr
200 00$aMeasuring vulnerability to natural hazards$b[electronic resource] $etowards disaster resilient societies /$fedited by Jo?rn Birkmann
210   $aNew York $cUnited Nations University$d2006
215   $a1 online resource (575 p.)
300   $aIncludes index.
311   $a92-808-1135-5 
327   $aMeasuring 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; Index
330   $aA 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 s
606   $aNatural disasters
606   $aNatural disaster warning systems
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aNatural disasters.
615  0$aNatural disaster warning systems.
676   $a363.34
701   $aBirkmann$b Jo?rn$0434131
801  0$bMiAaPQ
801  1$bMiAaPQ
801  2$bMiAaPQ
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910451556603321
996   $aMeasuring vulnerability to natural hazards$91919114
997   $aUNINA