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Data against natural disasters establishing effective systems for relief, recovery, and reconstruction / [electronic resource] : edited by Samia Amin, Markus Goldstein. - Washington DC : World Bank, c2008. - xx, 316 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Using data against disasters : overview and synthesis of lessons learned / Samia Amin, Marcus Cox, and Markus Goldstein -- Information gaps in relief, recovery, and reconstruction in the aftermath of natural disasters / Claude de Ville de Goyet -- United Nations' efforts to strengthen information management for disaster preparedness and response / Brendan McDonald and Patrick Gordon -- The use of a logistics support system in Guatemala and Haiti / Claude de Ville de Goyet -- World Bank : tracking reconstruction funds in Indonesia after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami / Jack McKeon -- The flow of information during disaster response : the case of the Mozambique floods, 2007 / Marcin Sasin -- Data management systems after the earthquake in Pakistan : the lessons of Risepak / Samia Amin -- Ex ante preparedness for disaster management : Sahana in Sri Lanka / M.A.L.R. Perera.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9780821374535 (electronic bk.) 0821374532 (electronic bk.)

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA883918 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Disaster relief--Developing countries--Case studies.
Information storage and retrieval systems--Natural disasters--Case studies.
Emergency management--Developing countries--Case studies.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV555.D44 / D38 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/80684