Some aspects of disaster planning in developing countries.

At foot of title: Written version of paper prepared for presentation under the title of "Safety assessment for regional developmental planning" at the Workshop on Integrated Approach to Disaster Management and Regional Development Planning with People's Participation, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28-February 1, 1990

Bibliography: leaves 18-19

This paper discusses seven related matters or issues: First, that planning for disasters encompasses four different but related aspects, namely mitigation or prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; Second, that possible social differences between developing and developed countries have implications for disaster planning; Third, in what ways, if any, a rural way of life differs from an urban one, given that almost all developing societies are basically rural in nature; Fourth, the criteria which can be used to assess disaster planning; Fifth, the extent to which disaster planning can be integrated into developmental planning, particularly as the latter takes regional form; Sixth, the nature of possible participation of citizens and local communities in disaster planning, and; Finally, that the future will not be the same as the past or even the present insofar as disaster planning is concerned