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: (introduction...)

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

		*(introduction...)*
		The sanitary revolution: a paradigm for disaster mitigation
		Know your enemy: hazards and their effects
		Saving life and reducing economic disruption
		Targeting mitigation where it has most effect
		Vulnerability
		Specific Hazards and Mitigation
		SUMMARY

(introduction...)

This part of the module should provide you with insight into the concept of disaster mitigation in general and will provide specific mitigation information for several major hazard types. You will also learn where to use mitigation activities to their best effect.