Disaster risk reduction in developing countries: Costs, benefits and institutions

Disasters

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 559-588

  Kenny, Charles ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Construction; Disaster mortality; Political economy

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CORRUPTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; NATURAL DISASTER; POLITICAL ECONOMY; REGULATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; RISK REDUCTION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; HUMANS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84865863341     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2012.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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