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245		0	_aMeasuring vulnerability to natural hazards: towards disaster resilient societies/ _cedited by Jorn Birkmann.
260			_aNew York: _bUnited Nations University, _c2006.
300			_axxvi, 524 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
505			_aList of tables and figures -- List of colour figures -- List of acronyms -- Foreword / Hans van Ginkel -- preface / Sálvano Briceño -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Janos J. Bogardi -- pt. 1. Basic principles and theoretical basis -- 1. Measuring vulnerability to promote disaster-resilient societies : conceptual frameworks and definitions / Jörn Birkmann -- 2. Indicators and criteria for measuring vulnerability : theoretical bases and requirements / Jörn Birkmann -- 3. Social levels and hazard (in)dependence in determining vulnerability / Stefan Schneiderbauer, Daniele Ehrlich -- 4. User needs : why we need indicators / Angela Queste, Peter Lauwe -- pt. 2. Vulnerability and environment -- 5. Environmental components of vulnerability / Fabrice G. Renaud -- 6. Human vulnerability to environmental change : an approach for UNEP's global environmental outlook (GEO) / Marcel T.J. Kok, Vishal Narain, Steven Wonink, Jill Jäger -- pt. 3. Global, national and sub-national index approaches -- 7. Review of global risk index projects : Conclusions for sub-national and local approaches / Mark Pelling. 8. The disaster risk index : overview of a quantitative approach / Pascal Peduzzi -- 9. Disaster risk hotspots : a project summary / Maxx Dilley -- 10. A system of indicators for disaster risk management in the Americas / Omar D. Cardona -- 11. Multi-risk assessment of Europe's regions / Stefan Greiving -- 12. Disaster vulnerability assessment : the Tanzania experience / Robert B. Kiunsi, Manoris V. Meshak -- 13. A human security index / Erich J. Plate -- pt. 4. Local vulnerability assessment -- 14. Community-based disaster risk index : pilot implementation in Indonesia / Christina Bollin, Ria Hidajat -- 15. Measuring vulnerability : the ADRC perspective for the theoretical basis and principles of indicator development / Masaru Arakida -- 16. Vulnerability assessment : the sectoral approach / Juan Carlos Villagrán de León -- 17. Self-assessment of coping capacity : participatory, proactive, and qualitative engagement of communities in their own risk management / Ben Wisner -- 18. Measuring vulnerability in Sri Lanka at the local level / Jörn Birkmann, Nishara Fernando, Siri Hettige. pt. 5. Institutional vulnerability, coping and lessons learned -- 19. Assessing institutionalised capacities and practices to reduce the risks of flood disaster / Louis Lebel, Elena Nikitina, Vladimir Kotov, Jesse Manuta -- 20. Public sector financial vulnerability to disasters: the IIASA CATSIM model / Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Hochrainer, Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer, Georg Pflug -- Text box : Effective measurement of vulnerability is essential to help those most in harm's way / Simon Horner -- 21. Overcoming the black hole : outline for a quantitative model to compare coping capacities across countries / Peter Billing, Ulrike Madengruber -- 22. A methodology for learning lessons : experiences at the European level / Elisabeth Krausmann, Fesil Mushtaq -- 23. Conclusion and recommendation / Jörn Birkmann -- 24. Core terminology of disaster reduction: a comparative glossary / Katharina Thywissen -- List of contributors -- Index.
650			_aNatural disasters
650			_aNatural disaster warning systems
650			_aHuman security
650			_aEmergency management--Planning
650			_aEnvironmental risk assessment
700			_aBirkmann, Jorn ed.
942			_cWB16