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Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction

Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction

Rajib Shaw

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Editorial:
Emerald Publishing Ltd
Año de edición:
2012
Materia
Desastres naturales
ISBN:
9780857248671

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Deals with the topic of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). This book provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of governments, NGOs, academics and corporate sectors in community based disaster risk reduction. It examines experiences from Asian and African countries.

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