Research Catalog

Title

Data against natural disasters : establishing effective systems for relief, recovery, and reconstruction / edited by Samia Amin, Markus Goldstein.

Publication

Washington DC : World Bank, c2008.

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Amin, Samia, 1980-
• Goldstein, Markus P., 1970-

Description

xx, 316 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Uniform Title

Environmental Information Services Collection.

Subject

• Developing Countries
• Disaster relief > Developing countries > Case studies
• Emergency management > Developing countries > Case studies
• Information Management
• Information storage and retrieval systems > Natural disasters > Case studies
• Organizational Case Studies
• Relief Work > organization & administration

Genre/Form

Case studies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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

• 9780821374528
• 0821374524
• 9780821374535 (electronic)
• 0821374532 (electronic)

LCCN

^^2007051395