The Vaiont Dam overflow: a case study of extra-community responses in massive disasters.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1979Description: 14p., 2 refs, 4 figsReport number: Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: The case detailed in this article is an almost perfect microcosmic example of a partial but sudden massive destruction of a community. As described, the 1963 Vaiont Dam overflow in Italy devastated the town of Longarone and surrounding hamlets, killing most of the inhabitants and literally sweeping away much of the material structure and natural features of the community. However, there were residents of the area who survived, and the physical setting could neither be abandoned or ignored. What extra-community organizations did and how they responded to this situation is described and analyzed in this paper
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.3 QUA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005259256 |
Reprinted from Disasters; 1979; Vol 3 No 2; pp199-212
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The case detailed in this article is an almost perfect microcosmic example of a partial but sudden massive destruction of a community. As described, the 1963 Vaiont Dam overflow in Italy devastated the town of Longarone and surrounding hamlets, killing most of the inhabitants and literally sweeping away much of the material structure and natural features of the community. However, there were residents of the area who survived, and the physical setting could neither be abandoned or ignored. What extra-community organizations did and how they responded to this situation is described and analyzed in this paper
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