The need for an integrated disaster risk reduction management strategy in North African cities: a case study of urban vulnerability in Algiers (Algeria)
For the North African countries, geological, environmental and technological hazards constitute a constant threat to human life and property, sometimes causing major economic losses and disruption. The rapid urbanization, development of critical engineering works such as dams, decaying building stoc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2006-04-01
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Series: | Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies |
Online Access: | https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/3 |