Natural disaster hotspots case studies / / edited by Margaret Arnold ... [and others]
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| Titolo: |
Natural disaster hotspots case studies / / edited by Margaret Arnold ... [and others]
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | xv, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina: | 363.34 |
| Soggetto topico: | Natural disasters - Risk assessment |
| Disasters - Risk assessment | |
| Altri autori: |
ArnoldMargaret <1965->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Natural disaster hot spots case studies |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Natural disaster hotspots case studies |
| ISBN: | 1-280-54256-X |
| 9786610542567 | |
| 0-8213-6333-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811112003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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World Bank e-Library.