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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council
Safer Future [PDF ebook]
Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters

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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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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 76 ● ISBN 9780309597753 ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1991 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7147856 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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