Unbreakable: Building the Resilience of the Poor in the Face of Natural Disasters
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'Economic losses from natural disasters totaled $92 billion in 2015.' Such statements, all too commonplace, assess the severity of disasters by no other measure than the damage inflicted on buildings, infrastructure, and agricultural production. But $1 in losses does not mean the same thing to a rich person that it does to a poor person; the gravity of a $92 billion loss depends on who experiences it. By focusing on aggregate losses--the traditional...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1464810036
ISBN13:9781464810039
Release Date:December 2016
Publisher:World Bank Publications
Length:198 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"
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