Both the recurrent nature of disaster and the availability of technological, social, and organizational remedies make disaster relief an area where mitigation--policies and actions that are intended to reduce the impact of the next disaster--must be an integral part of a strategy of both recuperation and pre-disaster planning. While the consequences of disasters are not entirely preventable--earthquake-resistant buildings have fallen on their sides...
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Parker,Ronald S.; Kreimer,Alcira I..
Disaster assistance (English). OED precis ; no. 174 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/919301468779441998