Regional risk and vulnerability assessment using the pacific disaster centre's Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas / Chris Chiesa.

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Chiesa, Chris

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TextSeries: Pacific Disaster CentrePublication details: [USA] : Pacific Disaster Centre, c2003.Edition: 1st editionDescription: [10] p. ; 30 cmReview: The Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas can be used to examine people and infrastructure at risk dure to natural hazards present in a region. The Atlas provides decision makers with a resource for understanding types, frequencies and severties of hazards that may threaten their communities. It can plan an inportant role in raising the awareness of these hazards and their associated risks, and of potential mitigation strategies, for policy makers, humanitarian assistance organizations, the international development community, and the public at large. Areas of the Asia Pacific region are differentially exposed to multiple natural hazards. A case study is presented here to illustrate how the Atlas can be used to examine the combined risk posed by tropical cyclones and earthquakes in Southeast Asia.

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The Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerability Atlas can be used to examine people and infrastructure at risk dure to natural hazards present in a region. The Atlas provides decision makers with a resource for understanding types, frequencies and severties of hazards that may threaten their communities. It can plan an inportant role in raising the awareness of these hazards and their associated risks, and of potential mitigation strategies, for policy makers, humanitarian assistance organizations, the international development community, and the public at large. Areas of the Asia Pacific region are differentially exposed to multiple natural hazards. A case study is presented here to illustrate how the Atlas can be used to examine the combined risk posed by tropical cyclones and earthquakes in Southeast Asia.

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