Risk Assessment and Hazard Mapping

Hazard and risk assessments are the crucial first step in disaster risk management (DRM) and the basis for formulating DRM policies. They must take into account worst-case scenarios in the event of the largest possible hazard, while recognizing tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sagara, Junko, Saito, Keiko
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273314/risk-assessment-hazard-mapping
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16146