Natural hazards [videorecording].

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: [Bendigo?] Learning Essentials, c2003.Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 inDDC classification:

363.34 222

Summary: An examination of the impact of natural disasters upon people and where they live and work. Featuring case studies of the 1993 earthquake in Kobe, volcanic eruptions on the Caribean Island of Monserrat, avalanches in European alps, and hurricanes on the Louisiana coastline in 2002. We see the causes and effects of these events, the response and efficiency of emergency plans and services, and the impact on local economies. Also how human activities such as land reclamation and deforestation can exacerbate the damage created by natural events

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Schools Collection	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.34 NAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900176761

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Documentary originally produced by [England] : Media Education Productions BV for the European Broadcasting Union/Channel 4, 2003

An examination of the impact of natural disasters upon people and where they live and work. Featuring case studies of the 1993 earthquake in Kobe, volcanic eruptions on the Caribean Island of Monserrat, avalanches in European alps, and hurricanes on the Louisiana coastline in 2002. We see the causes and effects of these events, the response and efficiency of emergency plans and services, and the impact on local economies. Also how human activities such as land reclamation and deforestation can exacerbate the damage created by natural events

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