Solutions for Cities at Risk : UN-IDNDR and QUIPUNET Internet Conference : 26 August 1996 - 25 October 1996.

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TextPublication details: Geneva, Switzerland : United Nations, International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1998Description: v, 291 p. : ill. (some col.)DDC classification:

363.347 21

Subject: This Internet conference was organized by the Secretariat of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) as one of the first exercises of this kind in the United Nations. It brought together almost 500 participants from almost 60 countries for a period of two months in 1996. Nine different subjects were discussed on the topic of "Solutions for cities at risk", with inputs from all continents and different disciplines. The creation and successful usage of this innovative communications tool, virtual Internet conferencing, represents a major achievement in the realization of the objectives of IDNDR, particularly in the promotion of greater awareness of the need for disaster reduction and exchange of information and technology transfer

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.347 SOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900067481

"A contribution to the IDNDR 1996 public awareness campaign "Cities at risk" organized by the IDNDR Secretariat and implemented jointly with many organizations around the world"

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This Internet conference was organized by the Secretariat of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) as one of the first exercises of this kind in the United Nations. It brought together almost 500 participants from almost 60 countries for a period of two months in 1996. Nine different subjects were discussed on the topic of "Solutions for cities at risk", with inputs from all continents and different disciplines. The creation and successful usage of this innovative communications tool, virtual Internet conferencing, represents a major achievement in the realization of the objectives of IDNDR, particularly in the promotion of greater awareness of the need for disaster reduction and exchange of information and technology transfer

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