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Mudflows

Experience and Lessons Learned from the Management of Major Disasters

  • Author: UN
  • Publication date: February 1997
  • Page count: 156
  • Language(s) in this book: English
  • Sales number: 96.III.M.1

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As much as 20% of the world's population live and work in areas prone to frequent mudflows, including those which may be a consequence of earthquakes, heavy rains, or volcanic eruptions. This publication, the first in a series geared towards raising public awareness, is devoted to the study of mudflows. The areas of discussion include: the causes and mechanism, hazard assessment, prevention, mitigation planning, evacuation and disaster management. It also presents case histories of some major mudflow disasters. This is an excellent publication for those involved in this field and researchers among others.