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Disaster, Vulnerability and Resilience

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States11.941
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2011English
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In recent years, the redistribution of risk has created conditions for natural and technological disasters to become more widespread, more difficult to manage, and more discriminatory in their effects. Policy and planning decision-makers frequently focus on the impact that human settlement patterns, land use decisions, and risky technologies can have on vulnerable populations.

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