Natural Disaster Hotspots Case Studies (Disaster Risk Management)
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PublisherWorld Bank Publications
ISBN / ASIN0821363328
ISBN-139780821363324
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Sales Rank6,092,665
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of 'Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysi's 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.