Dull Disasters? How planning ahead will make a difference

Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250-$300 billion a year. In the last 20 years, more than 530,000 people died as a direct result of extreme weather events; millions more were seriously injured. Most of the deaths and serious injuries were in developing countries. Mean...

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Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Oxford University Press 2016
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