Natural disasters protecting vulnerable communities : proceedings of the conference held in London, 13-15 October 1993

• Corporate Author: International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
• Other Authors: Merriman, P. A., Browitt, C. W. A.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Thomas Telford, 1993.
• Subjects: Natural disasters > Research > Congresses.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727748355
• DOI: 10.1680/ndpvc.19362
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (591 p.) : ill.

It has been estimated that, as a result of natural disasters during the 1970s and 1980s three million lives were lost. This book focuses on the British contribution to the decade, and is supplemented by papers from America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. It addresses the themes such as: vulnerability of...