Disaster Mitigation - 2nd Edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1994, 64 p.): Part 1 - Introduction to mitigation concepts: Specific Hazards and Mitigation

Disaster Mitigation - 2nd Edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1994, 64 p.)

Part 1 - Introduction to mitigation concepts

Specific Hazards and Mitigation

		(introduction...)
		Floods and water hazards
		Earthquakes
		Volcanic eruption
		Land instabilities
		Strong winds (typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones, tropical storms and tornados)
		Technological hazards
		Drought and desertification