Disaster risk management and the systems approach / Stephan Bieri.

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Bieri, Stephan

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TextPublication details: [United States : Disaster Risk Management, 2000]Description: 9 pDDC classification:

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Subject: The present contribution outlines the increasing complexity of every day life in general and of risk management in particular, and its relation to systems analysis. It is shown that a multi-disciplinary understanding of disaster risk management is required. The recently established World Institute for Disaster Risk Management (DRM), a network for applied research, implementation and dissemination in the field of disaster risk management, provides the framework for major contributions towards an integrated risk management and a sustainable risk prevention culture.

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The present contribution outlines the increasing complexity of every day life in general and of risk management in particular, and its relation to systems analysis. It is shown that a multi-disciplinary understanding of disaster risk management is required. The recently established World Institute for Disaster Risk Management (DRM), a network for applied research, implementation and dissemination in the field of disaster risk management, provides the framework for major contributions towards an integrated risk management and a sustainable risk prevention culture.

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