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Measuring the Cost-effectiveness of Various DRM Measures

The Japanese experience shows that if done right- preventive investments pay. The Japanese government invested about 7 to 8 percent of the total budget for disaster risk management (DRM) in the 1960s, a move that most probably decreased disaster de...

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Main Authors: Toyama, Masato, Sagara, Junko
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ACCIDENT
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
BUILDING CODES
CASUALTIES
CBA
COST BENEFIT
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST EFFICIENCY
COST SAVINGS
COST STUDIES
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DAMAGED HOUSES
DISASTER
DISASTER INFORMATION
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MITIGATION
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTERS
DOCUMENTS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EVACUATION
EXPENDITURE
FIRE
FLOODING
FLOODS
IMPACT ANALYSIS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INSPECTION
LAND USE
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS
PUBLIC WORKS
RECONSTRUCTION
RELIEF
RELIEF SUPPLIES
RESCUE
ROAD
ROAD PROJECTS
ROUTE
SAFETY
SAVINGS
STORM
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL TIME
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMIS
TYPHOON
TYPHOONS
WARNING SYSTEMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273324/measuring-cost-effectiveness-various-drm-measures
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16143

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273324/measuring-cost-effectiveness-various-drm-measures
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16143

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