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Thirty Years of Natural Disasters - 1974-2003 : The Numbers
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Résumé
Over the last 30 years, 6, 367 natural disasters killed more than 2 million people. A cumulative total of 5. 1 billion individuals were affected, of which 182 million were left homeless. These same disasters caused US$1. 4 trillion worth of damages.
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Date de parution01/01/2004
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Editeur
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ISBN2-930344-71-7
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EAN9782930344713
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PrésentationBroché
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Nb. de pages188 pages
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Poids0.5 Kg
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Dimensions16,5 cm × 24,5 cm × 1,1 cm
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L'éditeur en parle
Data on natural disasters and their impact on populations and economies play an essential role in understanding the factors that increase human vulnerability and the importance of disaster preparedness, mitigation and prevention.
À propos des auteurs
Debarati Guha-Sapir is Director of the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and Professor at the School of Public Health of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL). Previously trained in Calcutta University and Johns Hopkins University, she holds a doctorate in epidemiology. For over 20 years, she has been involved in field research and training in humanitarian aid issues.
David Hargitt is a Research Project Officer at CRED.
David Hargitt is a Research Project Officer at CRED.