2009 global assessment report on disaster risk reduction : risk and poverty in a changing climate /

Material type: Text

TextGeneva : UN, ISDR, 2009Description: xiv, 207 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)Content type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9789211320282 (pbk.)

Other title:

Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction [Other title]
Risk and poverty in a changing climate [Other title]

Contained works:

United Nations
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

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DDC classification:

23 363.34525 RIS DS1411

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Table of contents

Summary: A comprehensive review and analysis of the natural hazards menacing humanity. It also provides new and arresting evidence on how, where and why disaster risk is increasing globally. Drawing on detailed studies, this Global Assessment urges a radical shift in development practices, and a major new emphasis on resilience and disaster planning.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	David Satterthwaite Collection	363.34525 RIS DS1411 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	With CD-ROM : A01298		DS1411
CD-ROM	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore		363.34525 RIS A01298 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	With Book: DS1411		A01298

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A comprehensive review and analysis of the natural hazards menacing humanity. It also provides new and arresting evidence on how, where and why disaster risk is increasing globally. Drawing on detailed studies, this Global Assessment urges a radical shift in development practices, and a major new emphasis on resilience and disaster planning.

Gift of David Satterthwaite.

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