Geoinformation for disaster and risk management: examples and best practices
This report aims to explain to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of geoinformation technologies for reducing disaster risks and losses, based on the knowledge and experience of experts in these fields. It covers all regions of the world and all aspects of disaster risk and its management. Disasters in China, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, the Philippines, Sudan, and the USA are analysed in detail.