Disasters, Development and Environment - Hardcover

Varley, Ann

 
9780470220177: Disasters, Development and Environment

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A compilation of research-based essays within a political economy framework concerned with assessing the prediction, control and management of natural disasters in vulnerable Third World countries. Focuses on mitigating suffering and economic and environmental loss by sustainable control, appropriate forecasting and impact reduction measures. Includes first-hand accounts from disaster workers and academic researchers.

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9780471949930: Disaster, Development and Environment

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ISBN 10:  0471949930 ISBN 13:  9780471949930
Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1994
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