The Capacity Crisis in Disaster Risk Management Why disaster management capacity remains low in developing countries and what can be done /
How can a place be built and managed so that it is safe for people to live? Ironically, many governments and citizens keep on asking the same question after every new disaster. Why, even with high levels of investment in increasing government’s capacity to manage disasters, do the impacts of disaste...
Main Author: | Tiwari, Asmita (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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Series: | Environmental Hazards
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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