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A Safer Future : Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters

By National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Environment and Resources Commission

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1991
ISBN
9780309597753, 9780309045469
LCC
GB5014 -- .S23 1991eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14293241 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
84\84
Time added
2023-08-12 17:35:18
Natural disasters. ; Emergency management. ; Disas

Description

Initial priorities for U.S. participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, declared by the United Nations, are contained in this volume. It focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness for emergency response; recovery and reconstruction; prediction and warning; learning from disasters; and U.S. participation internationally. The committee presents its philosophy of calls for broad public and private participation to reduce the toll of disasters.

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