Building Safer Cities: The Future of Disaster Risk (Disaster Risk Management, 3)
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Editor: Alcira KreimerEditor: Margaret Arnold
Editor: Anne Carlin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-08
ISBN: 0821354973
Number of pages: 324
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Summary of Building Safer Cities: The Future of Disaster Risk (Disaster Risk Management, 3)
In developing countries, disasters can cause major setbacks to economic and social development, inflict massive casualties, and cause the diversion of funds from development to emergency relief and recovery. This work shows how communities and governments can be more resilient when disaster strikesCompany Profiles Books
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