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A comprehensive review and analysis of the natural hazards menacing humanity. It also provides new and arresting evidence on how, where and why disaster risk is increasing globally. Drawing on detailed studies, this Global Assessment urges a radical shift in development practices, and a major new emphasis on resilience and disaster planning.

Emergency management. --- Natural disasters --- Planning. --- Consequence management (Emergency management) --- Disaster planning --- Disaster preparedness --- Disaster prevention --- Disaster relief --- Disasters --- Emergencies --- Emergency planning --- Emergency preparedness --- Management --- Public safety --- First responders --- Natural calamities --- Emergency management --- Planning --- Preparedness --- Prevention

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Disaster relief --- Emergency management --- Disaster relief. --- Emergency management. --- Consequence management (Emergency management) --- Disaster planning --- Disaster preparedness --- Disaster prevention --- Disasters --- Emergencies --- Emergency planning --- Emergency preparedness --- Disaster assistance --- Emergency assistance in disasters --- Emergency relief --- Management --- Planning --- Preparedness --- Prevention --- Public safety --- First responders --- Human services --- Public Health - General --- Secours aux victimes de catastrophes

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Terrorism --- Security sector --- Emergency management --- Emergency management. --- Security sector. --- Prevention --- Prevention. --- terrorism --- national security --- security --- society --- Anti-terrorism --- Antiterrorism --- Counter-terrorism --- Counterterrorism --- Homeland security sector --- Internal security sector --- National security sector --- Public administration --- Disasters --- Disaster relief --- Consequence management (Emergency management) --- Disaster planning --- Disaster preparedness --- Disaster prevention --- Emergencies --- Emergency planning --- Emergency preparedness --- Management --- Public safety --- First responders --- Planning --- Preparedness --- Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency

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The main objective of the book is to offer a vision of the dynamics of the main disasters in South America, describing their mechanisms and consequences on South American societies. The chapters are written by selected specialists of each country. Human-induced disasters are also included, such as desertification in Patagonia and soil erosion in Brazil. The receding of South-American glaciers as a response to recent climatic trends and sea-level scenarios are discussed. The approach is broad in analyzing causes and consequences and includes social and economic costs, discussing environment

Natural disasters --- Geomorphology --- Emergency management --- Social aspects --- Consequence management (Emergency management) --- Disaster planning --- Disaster preparedness --- Disaster prevention --- Disaster relief --- Disasters --- Emergencies --- Emergency planning --- Emergency preparedness --- Management --- Public safety --- First responders --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms --- Natural calamities --- Planning --- Preparedness --- Prevention --- Natural disasters - Latin America --- Natural disasters - Social aspects - Latin America --- Geomorphology - Latin America --- Emergency management - Latin America

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Emergency management --- Disasters --- Disasters --- Public health --- Disasters. --- Disasters --- Emergency management. --- Public health. --- Calamities --- Catastrophes --- Curiosities and wonders --- Accidents --- Hazardous geographic environments --- Calamities --- Catastrophes --- Curiosities and wonders --- Accidents --- Hazardous geographic environments --- Consequence management (Emergency management) --- Disaster planning --- Disaster preparedness --- Disaster prevention --- Disaster relief --- Disaster relief --- Disasters --- Disasters --- Disasters --- Emergencies --- Emergencies --- Emergency management --- Emergency planning --- Emergency preparedness --- Management --- Public safety --- First responders --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Social hygiene --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Consequence management (Emergency management) --- Disaster planning --- Disaster preparedness --- Disaster prevention --- Disaster relief --- Disaster relief --- Disasters --- Disasters --- Disasters --- Emergencies --- Emergencies --- Emergency planning --- Emergency preparedness --- Management --- Public safety --- First responders --- Government policy. --- Government policy. --- Management --- Planning --- Planning --- Preparedness --- Prevention --- Management --- Planning --- Planning --- Management --- Planning --- Planning --- Preparedness --- Prevention --- Management --- Planning --- Social Welfare & Social Work - General