Disasters in Urban Context
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Responding to Urban Disasters
Lesson 1 Comprehensive assessment of needs, capacities and vulnerabilities is essential for appropriate targeting ........................................................................................ 5 Assessing urban needs ................................................................................................... 5 Targeting assistance ..................................................
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1099-3460,1471-8505
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/79.3.308