a global review of disaster reduction initiatives International Strategy for Diaster Reduction United Nations text bibliography nyu New York United Nations c2004 2004 2004 version monographic eng

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2 v. : 25 cm. v. 1. Living with risk: focus on disaster risk reduction -- Risk awareness and assessment -- Policy and commitment: the foundation of disaster risk reduction -- Building understanding: development of knowledge and information sharing -- A selection of disaster reduction applications -- Future challenges: a common vision for disaster risk reduction. v. 2. Annexes. Terminology: basic terms of disaster risk reduction -- Directory of international, regional, national and specialized organizations -- United Nations system: an outline of activities dedicated to disaster risk reduction -- Selected international development agendas and commitments relevant to disaster risk reduction -- Extracts from the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPoI) of the World Summit on Sustainable Development -- References. International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). United Nations publication sales no. GV. E.03.0.2 (2 vol. set). Includes bibliographical references and index. Emergency management Risk assessment 658.4/056 9211010500 (set : pbk.) 9211010640 (v. 1 : pbk.) 9211010659 (v. 2 : pbk.) DLC 130711 13724