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Abstract
When the full force of nature hits human settlements, this can have disastrous results: The lives of countless people are threatened, and through the destruction of buildings and infrastructure, progress made over years of development is destroyed in many countries. However, it is not alone the strength of a natural event that determines the extent of harm and damages. The risk a country runs of becoming a victim depends crucially on social, economic and institutional factors in a nutshell, the condition of society within that country. The WorldRiskReport 2012 has devoted its focus to a significant driver of disasters: the worldwide increase in environmental degradation.
Call Number
157.B8.W6.2012 (ELQ RC Annex)
Date of Publication
2012
ISBN
978-3-9814495-0-3
Keywords
Risk Analysis ; Statistics ; Ecology ;
Location URL
http://www.droughtmanagement.info/literature/UNU_world_risk_report_2012_2012.pdf
Notes
Last accessed online on 2016 Sept. 23 Contents: Disaster Risk, Environmental Degradation and Global Sustainability Policy WorldRiskIndex 2012: Concept, Updating and Results Focus: Environmental Degradation and Disasters Disaster Risk Reduction - a Key Element of Global Sustainability Policy
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
Publisher Name
Bndnis Entwicklung Hilft / Alliance Development Works
Title Combination
WORLDRISKREPORT 2012
Title Monographic
WORLDRISKREPORT 2012
Workform
Book_Short_Form
Id
926e0143-eb9d-4cd5-8c3b-3e303483b266