Educational Facilities and Risk Management Natural Disasters
Earthquakes and other natural disasters are unpredictable, and often deadly. In developed and developing countries alike, the cost in human life and infrastructure is very high. The danger to schools is of particular concern, given the concentration of young people attending them, and schools'...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2004
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Earthquakes and other natural disasters are unpredictable, and often deadly. In developed and developing countries alike, the cost in human life and infrastructure is very high. The danger to schools is of particular concern, given the concentration of young people attending them, and schools' broader role in communities -- not the least of which is their common use as places of refuge after an earthquake or other disaster |
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| Physical Description: | 112 p |
| ISBN: | 9789264028340 |