Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards : (Record no. 2069)
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| ISBN | 8179931226 |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
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| Classification number | 363.34 |
| Item number | MEA |
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| Title | Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards : |
| Remainder of title | towards disaster resilient societies / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Jorn Birkmann |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | TERI Press, |
| Year of publication | 2006. |
| Place of publication | New Delhi: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxv, 524 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction / Janos J. Bogardi --<br/>Pt.1Basic principles and theoretical basis --<br/>1.Measuring vulnerability to promote disaster-resilient societies: conceptual frameworks and definitions / Jörn Birkmann --<br/>2.Indicators and criteria for measuring vulnerability: theoretical bases and requirements / Jörn Birkmann --<br/>3.Social levels and hazard (in)dependence in determining vulnerability / Stefan Schneiderbauer, Daniele Ehrlich --<br/>4.User needs: why we need indicators / Angela Queste, Peter Lauwe --<br/>Pt.2.Vulnerability and environment --<br/>5.Environmental components of vulnerability / Fabrice Renaud --<br/>6.Human vulnerability to environmental change: an approach for UNEP's global environmental outlook (GEO) / Marcel T.J. Kok, Vishal Narain, J. Wonink, Jill Jäger --<br/>Pt.3.Global, national and sub-national index approaches--<br/>7.Review of global risk index projects: Conclusions for sub-national and local approaches / Mark Pelling --<br/>8.The disaster risk index: overview of a quantitative approach / Pascal Peduzzi --<br/>9.Disaster risk hotspots: a project summary / Maxx Dilley --<br/>10.A system of indicators for disaster risk management in the Americas / Omar D. Cardona --<br/>11.Multi-risk assessment of Europe's regions / Stefan Greiving --<br/>12.Disaster vulnerability assessment: the Tanzania experience / Robert B. Kiunsi and Meshak V. Minoris --<br/>13.A human security index / Erich J. Plate --<br/>4.Local vulnerability assessment --<br/>14.Community-based disaster risk index: pilot implementation in Indonesia / Christina Bollin, Ria Hidajat --<br/>15.Measuring vulnerability: the ADRC perspective for the theoretical basis and principles of indicator development / Masaru Arakida --<br/>16.Vulnerability assessment: the sector approach / Juan Carlos Villagrán de Le n --<br/>17.Self-assessment of coping capacity: participatory, proactive, and qualitative engagement of communities in their own risk management / Ben Wisner --<br/>18.Measuring vulnerability in Sri Lanka at the local level / Jörn Birkmann, Nishara Fernando, Siri Hettige --<br/>Pt 5.Institutional vulnerability, coping and lessons learned --<br/>19.Assessing institutionalised capacities and practices to reduce the risks of flood disaster / Louis Lebel, Elena Nikitina, Vladimir Kotov, Jesse Manuta --<br/>20.Public sector financial vulnerability to disasters: the IIASA CATSIM model / Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Hochrainer, Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer, Georg Pflug --<br/>Text box effective measurement of vulnerability is essential to help those most in harm's way / Simon Horner --<br/>21.Overcoming the black hole: outline for a quantitative model to compare coping capacities across countries / Peter Billing, Ulrike Madengruber --<br/>22.A methodology for lessons learning: experiences at the european level / Elisabeth Krausmann, Fesil Mushatq --<br/>23.Conclusion / Jörn Birkmann --<br/>24.Core terminology of disaster reduction: a comparative glossary / Katharina Thywissen --<br/>List of contributors --<br/>Index --<br/>List of tables and figures. |
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| Topical Term | PL |
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| Relator code | Editor |
| Personal name | Birkmann , Jorn |
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| Non Fiction | Library, SPAB | Library, SPAB | F-2 | 02/08/2016 | 002717363.34 MEA 00000092 20110317 RBC-22373/2010-20110317 RBC 00072500 SPAB/LIB/2009-10/B | 363.34 MEA | 002717 | Cop. 1 | Books | ||
| Non Fiction | Library, SPAB | Library, SPAB | F-2 | 20/09/2013 | SPAB/LIB/13-14/B343 | 2013-08-09 | C-6803 | 2013-08-27 | Baroda| | Rs725.00 | 363.34 MEA | 006545 | Cop. 2 | Books |