An assessment of some experiences in disaster prevention and mitigation in Latin America: players and roles
In the last twenty years," natural" disasters have killed and wounded thousands of people and have caused physical damage worth billions of dollars. These disasters had their origin not in extraordinary natural phenomena, but in the lack of plans and programs for preventing and mitigating...
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| Main Authors: | Audefroy, Joel, Hernandez, Francisco J. Aceves |
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | spa |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo.
2006
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| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/posfau/article/view/43469 |
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