Natural Hazards Unnatural Disasters
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Natural Hazards Unnatural Disasters
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Author : World Bank
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2010-11-10
Natural Hazards Unnatural Disasters written by World Bank and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-10 with Social Science categories.
This book examines how to ensure that the preventive measures are worthwhile and effective, and how people can make decisions individually and collectively at different levels of government.
Natural Hazards Unnatural Disasters
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Author : United Nations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Natural Hazards Unnatural Disasters written by United Nations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
Earthquakes, droughts, floods, and storms are natural hazards, but unnatural disasters are the deaths and damages that result from human acts of omission and commission. Every disaster is unique, but each exposes actions--by individuals and governments at different levels--that, had they been different, would have resulted in fewer deaths and less damage. Prevention is possible, and this book examines what it takes to do this cost-effectively. It looks at disasters primarily through an economic lens. Economists emphasize self-interest to explain how people choose the amount of prevention, insurance, and coping. But lenses can distort as well as sharpen images, so the book also draws from other disciplines: psychology to examine how people may misperceive risks, political science to understand voting patterns, and nutrition science to see how stunting in children after a disaster impairs cognitive abilities and productivity as adults much later. Peering into the future, it shows that while urbanization and climate change will increase exposure to hazards, vulnerability can be reduced if cities are better managed. This book will be of interest to government officials, urban planners, relief agencies, NGOs, donors, and other development practitioners.
Unnatural Disasters
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Author : Janet N. Abramovitz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Unnatural Disasters written by Janet N. Abramovitz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Social Science categories.
The author lays out detailed recommendations for changing the way we manage disasters and ourselves. To the extent possible, people and structures should be located out of harm's way. When hazards are unavoidable, buildings should be made to withstand them. The author believes healthy ecosystems should be maintained or restored to provide natural disaster protection.
Disasters Preparedness And Mitigation In The Americas
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Disasters Preparedness And Mitigation In The Americas written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Emergency management categories.
Global Assessment Report On Disaster Risk Reduction 2013
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Author : United Nations
language : en
Publisher: UN
Release Date : 2013
Global Assessment Report On Disaster Risk Reduction 2013 written by United Nations and has been published by UN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
This publication is the third biennial report coordinated by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). The first and second reports focused primarily on public policy and the role of national and local governments in disaster risk reduction. This current report explores why increasing disaster risks represent a growing problem for the economic and business community at different scales. It examines how paradoxically business investments that aimed to strengthen competitiveness and productivity may have inadvertently contributed to increasing risks. This report seeks to engage businesses in a dialogue on disaster risk management that goes beyond the current emphasis on response and preparedness and instead identifies opportunities for the creation of shared value for business and society.
The Economics Of Natural And Unnatural Disasters
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Author : William S. Kern
language : en
Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute
Release Date : 2010
The Economics Of Natural And Unnatural Disasters written by William S. Kern and has been published by W.E. Upjohn Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Social Science categories.
Only recently have economists understood natural and unnatural disasters as economic phenomena to be formally analyzed. Given the magnitude of many recent disasters, their impact on local, regional, and national economies, and the coverage of their consequences in the popular press, it is puzzling that the attention of economists was for so long largely diverted from analysis of these events. This book presents a noted group of contributors who stand at the forefront of this increasingly important subdiscipline of economics the economics of disasters. The chapters they contribute cover a wide variety of events and delve into the human and economic impacts disasters impose on nations around the world. Several themes dominant in this literature are discussed. These include the ability of potential disaster victims to accurately assess the risks they face, the role of incentives in ensuring that mitigation efforts are undertaken, the adequacy of our evaluation of the impact of disasters on economies, and discussion of the effectiveness of current government policies toward disaster prevention and relief. These will in all likelihood continue to be topics of discussion in the future as well.
Global Assessment Report On Disaster Risk Reduction
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Author : United Nations. International Stratety for Disaster Reduction. Secretariat
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Global Assessment Report On Disaster Risk Reduction written by United Nations. International Stratety for Disaster Reduction. Secretariat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Emergency management categories.
A comprehensive review and analysis of the natural hazards menacing humanity. It also provides new and arresting evidence on how, where and why disaster risk is increasing globally. Drawing on detailed studies, this Global Assessment urges a radical shift in development practices, and a major new emphasis on resilience and disaster planning.
The Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2015
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Author : United Nations Publications
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2015 written by United Nations Publications and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Business & Economics categories.
"Sales no.: E.17.II.F.13"--Cover page 2.
Yojana
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Yojana written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with India categories.
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Buildings categories.