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9780821363324

Natural Disaster Hotspots: Case Studies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780821363324

  • ISBN10:

    0821363328

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-07-30
  • Publisher: World Bank

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Summary

These case studies complement the earlier groundbreaking work of 'Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysi's published in April 2005. Three case studies address specific hazards: landslides, storm surges and drought. An additional, three case studies address regional multi-hazard situations in Sri Lanka, the Tana River basin in Kenya, and the city of Caracas, Venezuela.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii
Introduction xv
Drought Disaster in Asia
1(20)
Mathew Barlow
Heidi Cullen
Brad Lyon
Olga Wilhelmi
Global Landslides Risk Case Study
21(58)
Farrokh Nadim
Oddvar Kjekstad
Ulrik Domaas
Ramez Rafat
Pascal Peduzzi
Storm Surges in Coastal Areas
79(30)
Robert J. Nicholls
Natural Disaster Risks in Sri Lanka: Mapping Hazards and Risk Hotspots
109(28)
Lareef Zubair
Vidhura Ralapanawe
Upamala Tennakoon
Zeenas Yahiya
Ruvini Perera
Multihazard Risks in Caracas, Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
137(28)
Kristina R. Czuchlewski
Klaus H. Jacob
Arthur L. Lerner-Lam
Kevin Vranes
Reducing the Impacts of Floods through Early Warning and Preparedness: A Pilot Study for Kenya
165
Hussein Gadain
Nicolas Bidault
Linda Stephen
Ben Watkins
Maxx Dilley
Nancy Mutunga

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