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100 1 _aTIWARI Asmita
245 _aThe capacity crisis in disaster risk management:
_bwhy disaster management capacity remains low in developing countries and what can be done /
_cby Asmita Tiwari.
260 _aCham:
_b Springer,
_c2015
300 _axviii, 218 pages : illustrations
400 _aEnvironmental hazards
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThis book looks into these critical questions and highlights how current capacity development efforts might be resulting in the opposite?capacity crisis or capability trap. The book provides a new approach for understanding and developing effective local capacity for reducing and managing future disaster impacts.
650 _aEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
_x DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
650 _aDISASTERS
_x RISK MANAGEMENT
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