Natural disaster hotspots case studies /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006. |
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| Description: | xv, 184 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Disaster risk management series ; no. 6 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6090597 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Drought disaster in Asia / Mathew Barlow, Heidi Cullen, Brad Lyon and Olga Wilhelmi
- 2. Global landslides risk case study / Farrokh Nadim, Oddvar Kjekstad, Ulrik Domaas, Ramez Rafat and Pascal Peduzzi
- 3. Storm surges in coastal areas / Robert J. Nicholls
- 4. Natural disaster risks in Sri Lanka : mapping hazards at risk hotspots / Lareef Zubair, Vidhura Ralapanawe, Upamala Tennakoon, Zeenas Yahiya and Ruvini Perera
- 5. Multihazard risks in Caracas, Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela / Kristina R. Czuchlewski, Klaus H. Jacob, Arthur L. Lerner-Lam and Kevin Vranes / Students of the Urban Planning Studio
- 6. Reducing the impacts of floods through early warning and preparedness : a pilot study for Kenya / Hussein Gadain, Nicolas Bidault, Linda Stephen, Ben Watkins, Maxx Dilley and Nancy Mutunga.
