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Bonapace, Tiziana.

The Asia-Pacific disaster report 2012 : reducing vulnerability and exposure to disasters / Reducing vulnerability and exposure to disasters [Tiziana Bonapace, Sanjay Srivastava, Sujit Mohanty]. - Bangkok : ESCAP : UNISDR, [2013] - 1 online resource (xxviii, 134 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Disaster risks in the Asia-Pacific region -- 2. Scaling up vulnerability reduction -- 3. The crucial role of disaster risk governance in reducing vulnerability and exposure to hazards -- 4. Reducing disaster exposure -- 5. Harnessing innovative technologies -- 6. The way forward to reducing vulnerability and exposure to disaster risks in Asia and the Pacific.

ISBN: 9789210559300 (electronic bk.) 9210559304 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Disasters--Economic aspects--Asia.
Disasters--Economic aspects--Pacific Area.
Emergency management--Asia.
Emergency management--Pacific Area.
Catastrophes--Aspect économique--Asie.
Catastrophes--Aspect économique--Pacifique, Région du.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disasters--Economic aspects.
Emergency management.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Asia.
Pacific Area.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HC415.D45

Dewey Class. No.: 363.348091823