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Mitigating Natural Disasters

Phenomena, Effects and Options

  • Author: UN
  • Publication date: June 1991
  • Page count: 164
  • Language(s) in this book: English
  • Sales number: 90.III.M.1

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Volcanic eruptions, floods, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides have always been front page news. This manual is intended as one of many disaster-management tools. It addresses the control and reduction of the physical damage caused by the sudden and violent natural phenomena. It consists in adapting scientific and technical knowledge to the needs of users who are not scientists themselves but who need to understand the physical parameters of disasters in order to decide, plan and implement mitigation measures.