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DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN CHINA AND JAPAN INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Disaster has always been very rampant in the world from ancient ages to modern age. Disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the earth; like floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic …

AT RISK: NATURAL HAZARDS, PEOPLE’S VULNERABILITY, AND DISASTERS The term ‘natural disaster’ is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase ‘natural disaster’ suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues …

AT RISK: NATURAL HAZARDS, PEOPLE’S VULNERABILITY, AND DISASTERS Format: Ms Word Document Pages: 85 Price: N 3,000 Chapters: 1-5 Get the Complete Project Natural Hazards ABSTRACT In disasters, a geophysical or biological event is implicated in some way as a trigger event or a link in a chain of causes. …