U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program (1978)

Chapter: THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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Suggested Citation: "THE CONCEPT OF DISASTER: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN IMPROVED POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE." National Research Council. 1978. U.S. Government Foreign Disaster Assistance Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18591.
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