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080 _a16.03.01 U582
245 _aHandbook for disaster assesment
260 _bUN. ECLAC
_aSantiagoCL
_c2014April
300 _a298 p.
520 _aCovers 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.
583 _c8/13/14
_kEVELYND
650 _aDISASTER MANAGEMENT
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_mU582
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