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Handbook for disaster assesment

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: UN. ECLAC SantiagoCL 2014AprilDescription: 298 pSubject(s):

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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8/13/14 EVELYND

Summary: Covers conceptual aspects of disasters and the basis for the methodology for estimating their effects. Looks at how to quantify the effects of disasters on the various sectors in society; and quantifying the effects on infrastructure. Discusses the cross-cutting consequences of disasters, such as their impacts on macroeconomic variables, the different effect they have on men and women owing to underlying gender relations in society and specific environmental consequences.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Monograph	CARICOM Documentation Centre	16.03.01 U582 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0000000030963

Covers conceptual aspects of disasters and the basis for the methodology for estimating their effects. Looks at how to quantify the effects of disasters on the various sectors in society; and quantifying the effects on infrastructure. Discusses the cross-cutting consequences of disasters, such as their impacts on macroeconomic variables, the different effect they have on men and women owing to underlying gender relations in society and specific environmental consequences.

8/13/14 EVELYND

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