Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute - 0 views
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Andrew Woodman on 19 Jan 10US focused institute that looks at the newly emerging field of hazard vulnerability science
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Transparency: Comparing the Chile and Haiti Earthquakes - Transparency - GOOD - 4 views
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Good graphics looking at Haiti and Chile earthquakes and considering vulnerability through comparison of Richter scale with Mercalli scale. Focuses on numbers of peole affected (population density) and building standards.
Kenyan herders to be offered livestock insurance against drought | Environment | guardi... - 0 views
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Changing vulnerability and managing risk through using high technology to determine insurance payouts for drought affected animals in northen Kenya.
Project of Risk Evaluation, Vulnerability, Information & Early Warning (PreView) - 0 views
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Global Risk Data Platform using spatial analysis techniqiues and GIS information. In preview version only, click link on page to view.
The Geography of Social Vulnerability: Race, Class, and Catastrophe - 0 views
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A look a the disparat impact of Hurricane katrina on different soci-economic groups within New Orleans.
Natural Hazards - Lancs University Course - 0 views
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A great, detailed and university level look and the key ideas and concepts that form the basis of the hazards and disasters course we are studying - well worth a closer look.
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction - 0 views
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UN agency website established to pull together attempts to reduce the impact of disasters around the world.
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