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Disaster Mitigation examines the reasons for vulnerability to disaster and asks why poor people suffer most when disaster strikes. The author argues that when disaster-mitigation measures are carried out by community organisations, they are not only more effective, but can lead to a permanent reduction in vulnerability.Maskrey, Andrew is the author of 'Disaster Mitigation : A Community-Based Approach', published 1989 under ISBN 9780855981235 and ISBN 0855981237.
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