Risk Management and Disaster Mitigation: A Case Study Applied to Haiti

Natural hazards do have impacts on development. Of heavy consequences on both the human life and the economic development these impacts are critical in most of the Caribbean islands in general and specifically in Haiti. Thus, there is an urgent need to implement strategies aiming at reducing risk fo...

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Main Authors: Charley G. Granvorka, Pascal Saffache
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles 2010-04-01
Series:Études Caribéennes
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/4559