Sustainable Management of Natural Hazards in the Region of South-East Asia and South Asia

Michael Havbro Faber Nielsen, S. L. Ranamukhaarachchi, L. Rego

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Abstract

Following the devastating consequences of the Banda Aceh with the Earthquake followed by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004, focus has been directed towards the high vulnerability and low robustness of the affected societies, infrastructure and natural resources in regard to natural hazards. A proposal for an ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) lead project in partnership with AIT (the Asian Institute of Technology) and ADPC (the Asian Disaster Prevention Centre) is presented. ...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Symposium'Disaster Reduction on Coasts. Melbourne, Australia
Publication date2005
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

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