Reducing Disaster Vulnerability through Local Knowledge and Capacity. The Cace of Earthquake Prone Rural Communities in India and Nepal.
This dissertation investigates the past and present status of local knowledge, skills and capacity of rural communities in India and Nepal for reducing their vulnerability to earthquakes. Disaster vulnerability is investigated not only as pre disaster condition but also as a continuous process, whic...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for byforming og planlegging
2002
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1995 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:82-471-5471-4 |