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Data against natural disasters : establishing effective systems for relief, recovery, and reconstruction / edited by Samia Amin, Markus Goldstein. - xx, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - World Bank e-Library. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Using data against disasters : overview and synthesis of lessons learned / Samia Amin, Marcus Cox, and Markus Goldstein -- Information gaps in relief, recovery, and reconstruction in the aftermath of natural disasters / Claude de Ville de Goyet -- United Nations' efforts to strengthen information management for disaster preparedness and response / Brendan McDonald and Patrick Gordon -- The use of a logistics support system in Guatemala and Haiti / Claude de Ville de Goyet -- World Bank : tracking reconstruction funds in Indonesia after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami / Jack McKeon -- The flow of information during disaster response : the case of the Mozambique floods, 2007 / Marcin Sasin -- Data management systems after the earthquake in Pakistan : the lessons of Risepak / Samia Amin -- Ex ante preparedness for disaster management : Sahana in Sri Lanka / M.A.L.R. Perera.

ISBN: 0821374524 0821374532 (electronic) 9780821374528 9780821374535 (electronic)

LCCN: 2007051395

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA883918 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014657608 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Disaster relief--Developing countries--Case studies.
Emergency management--Developing countries--Case studies.
Information storage and retrieval systems--Natural disasters--Case studies.

LC Class. No.: HV555.D44 / D38 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/80684