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| | Natural Hazards Observer-November 1998, Section D (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Some argue for a continuation of the traditional approach to disasters, in which knowledge about social behavior is sought through an objective scientific framework, while others use a postmodernist framework to contend that behavioral aspects of disasters can only be understood by looking at them subjectively, particularly from the viewpoint of victims. |
 | | Copies can be obtained from Valerie Loh, International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO), Chemin de Surville 10-12, P.O. Box 172 B, CH-1213, Petit-Lancy 2/Geneva, Switzerland; +41 22 793 44 33; fax: +41 22 793 44 28; e-mail: icdo@icdo.org; WWW: http://www.icdo.org. |
 | | This guide outlines the principles of disaster management and discusses the preventive and organizational measures that must be established at different political levels in order to implement effective response to disasters. |
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