Learning from megadisasters : lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake / Federica Ranghieri and Mikio Ishiwatari, editors.

While not all natural disasters can be avoided, their impact on a population can be mitigated through effective planning and preparedness. These are the lessons to be learned from Japan's own megadisaster: the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, the fi rst disaster ever recorded that included...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors:	Ranghieri, Federica (Editor), Ishiwatari, Mikio (Editor)
Other title:	Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank Publications, 2014. ©2014.
Series:	World Bank e-Library.
Subjects:	Emergency management. Risk management. Natural disasters. Buildings > Natural disaster effects. Natural disaster warning systems. Disaster relief. Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011. Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011. Japan. Japan > Tōhoku Region.