Manual for estimating the socio-economic effects of natural disasters Recurso electrónico
Natural disasters, which are a frequent occurrence in Latin America, have a major impact on countries' social, economic and political situation. Barely a month passes without some part of the world being afflicted by floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, accidents, massive fires, droughts, famines or some other major disaster. Such phenomena cause massive loss of life, directly or indirectly affect large sectors of the population and wreak major economic damage. However, research shows that natural disasters cause more devastation in developing countries and that they hit the most disadvantaged population groups hardest. Over the years, the developed countries have devised various ways of protecting themselves from the consequences of disasters by anticipating their risks through prevention and planning measures. Few such measures have been taken in the developing countries, however, where a large proportion of the population lives in precarious conditions, crowded together in flimsy, unprotected dwellings on hillsides subject to landslides or on low land susceptible to massive flooding.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Santiago de Chile, Chile Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Programme Planning and Operations Division
1991
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| Subjects: | Daños y perjuicios, Prevención de desastres, Desastres naturales, Desastres provocados por el hombre, Evaluación del impacto ambiental, |
| Online Access: | https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/180DB3A82F3C0425C1256C36003146DF-eclac-manual-1991.pdf |
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