Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 10 Issue 2
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An International Journal
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Table of contents
Disaster mitigation: the concept of vulnerability revisited
Juergen WeichselgartnerLiterature on natural risks typically examines either biophysical process characteristics or human pre‐ or post‐disaster activities. This paper takes a somewhat different track;…
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Earthquake scenario for the mega‐city of Tehran
N FariborzReports on joint efforts by the municipality of Tehran and the scientific body to prepare and implement earthquake reduction policies in the Tehran region, a mega‐city with an…
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Development strategies for flood prone areas, case study: Patna, India
Vinod K. Sharma, Tanu PriyaWhile natural disasters cannot be prevented, measures need to be taken to reduce the extent of damage, especially in a vast country like India with a huge population base and…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju