Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis

Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis

Earthquakes, floods, drought, and other natural hazards cause tens of thousands of deaths, hundreds of thousands of injuries, and billions of dollars in economic losses each year around the world. Many billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance...

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Main Authors: Dilley, Maxx, Chen, Robert S., Deichmann, Uwe, Lerner-Lam, Arthur L., Arnold, Margaret
Other Authors: Agwe, Jonathan
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
CENTRAL AMERICA
COVERAGE
DAMS
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTER-PRONE COUNTRIES
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
ECONOMIC RISK
FALLING
FLOOD
FLOOD PROTECTION
FLOODING
FLOODS
INJURIES
INVENTORY
LAND USE
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MITIGATION
MORTALITY
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS
PREDICTION
PRODUCTIVITY
RATES
RESERVOIRS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RISK ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK ASSESSMENTS
RISK EVALUATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
SOUTH AMERICA
STORM
STORMS
SUBSIDIARY
TOOLS
TRANSPORT
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TSUNAMI
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
VOLCANO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/6433734/natural-disaster-hotspots-global-risk-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7376

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/6433734/natural-disaster-hotspots-global-risk-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7376

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