Comparative study on disaster vulnerability assessment of big cities in developing countries.

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Japan National Committee for International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [Tokyo] : The Committee, 1993Description: 54 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s):

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363.347091724 21

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Subject: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the characteristics of seismic vulnerability of urban areas in developing countries. Due to the rapid growth of population and the vulnerable nature of built environment, urban areas in less developed countries form a hotbed of serious losses in human, property and economic aspects, both direct and indirect

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.347091724 COM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900027352

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Objective and methods -- Experts' recognition of disasters: questionnaire survey -- Income levels and damage characteristics : damage assessment -- Citizens' assessment of vulnerability and living environment: questionnaire survey -- Urban seismic vulnerability and disaster prevention measures: review -- Conclusion

The purpose of this study was to elucidate the characteristics of seismic vulnerability of urban areas in developing countries. Due to the rapid growth of population and the vulnerable nature of built environment, urban areas in less developed countries form a hotbed of serious losses in human, property and economic aspects, both direct and indirect

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