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close this bookDisaster and the Environment - Trainer's Guide - 2nd edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 74 p.)
View the documentTRAINER’S GUIDE
View the documentTHE BASICS
View the documentTHE SPECIFICS
close this folderINTRODUCTION (15 minutes)
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View the document1. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
close this folderPART 1: THE EARTH AS A SYSTEM
View the document2. PART 1 - LEARNING OBJECTIVES
View the document3. INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
View the document4. THE EARTH’S SYSTEMS
View the document5. INTERACTIONS OF THE EARTH’S SYSTEMS: ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
View the document6. DEGRADATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE
View the document7. DEGRADATION OF THE OCEANS
View the document8. DEGRADATION OF THE LAND
View the document9. DEGRADATION OF THE BIOSPHERE
View the document10. SUMMARY
View the documentBREAK (10 minutes)
close this folderPART 2: THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
View the document11. PART 2: LEARNING OBJECTIVES
View the document12. POPULATION GROWTH
View the document13. POVERTY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, INCREASING URBANIZATION
View the document14. IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
View the document15. INCREASING URBAN POPULATIONS
View the document16. HAZARD EXERCISE
View the document17. DROUGHT
View the document18. FLOODS
View the document19. EXERCISE
View the document20. EXERCISE
View the document21. SUMMARY
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close this folderPART 3: MITIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
View the document22. PART 3: LEARNING OBJECTIVES
View the document23. WHY MITIGATE?
View the document24. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
View the document25. ECONOMIC POLICIES
View the document26. HUMAN-ORIENTED POLICIES
View the document27. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
View the document28. SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
View the document29. THE EFFECTS OF WAR
View the document30. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
View the document31. SUMMARY - PART 3
View the document32. SUMMARY - PART 3 (CONTINUED)
close this folderPART 4: IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
View the document33. LEARNING OBJECTIVES - PART 4
View the document34. NATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING
View the document35. ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
View the document36. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
View the document37. REDUCING THE IMPACT OF DISASTERS
View the document38. VULNERABILITY REDUCTION MEASURES - THE ATMOSPHERE
View the document39. VULNERABILITY REDUCTION MEASURES - OCEANS AND WATER CYCLES
View the document40. VULNERABILITY REDUCTION MEASURES - THE LAND
View the document41. VULNERABILITY REDUCTION MEASURES - THE BIOSPHERE
View the document42. CONTROLLING TOXIC CHEMICALS
View the document43. IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
close this folderPART 5: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
View the document44. LEARNING OBJECTIVES - PART 5
View the document45. ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW
View the document46. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
View the document47. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
View the document48. AGENTS OF CHANGE
View the document49. OTHER AGENTS OF CHANGE
View the document50. ROLES OF ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND NGOs
View the document51. COUNTRY PROFILE