Handbook for estimating the socio-economic and environmental effects of disasters.
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Bradshaw, S. and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) 2003. Handbook for estimating the socio-economic and environmental effects of disasters. United Nations, ECLAC & International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (The World Bank)..
Title | Handbook for estimating the socio-economic and environmental effects of disasters. |
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Authors | Bradshaw, S. and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) |
Abstract | Taken from Introduction: Disasters have a major impact on the living conditions of the population, the economic performance of the countries or regions affected, and on environmental assets and services, with consequences that go beyond the short term and in some cases even irreversibly impact economic and social structures and the environment. In the case of industrialized countries, disasters caused huge damage to the large stock of accumulated capital, whereas losses of human life are limited thanks, among other factors, to the availability of effective early warning and evacuation systems as well as better urban planning and the application of more strict building codes and standards. In developing countries, on the other hand, the number of deaths is usually high because of greater vulnerability brought about by the lack or inadequacy of forecast and evacuation programs; and although losses of capital might be smaller in absolute terms when compared to those in developed countries, their relative weight and overall impact tend to be very significant,1 even affecting sustainability. |
Research Group | Law and Politics |
Publisher | United Nations, ECLAC & International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (The World Bank). |
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2003 | |
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Deposited | 05 Feb 2010 |
Output status | Published |
Language | English |
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