Issue Details

November 2004 (VOL. 22, NO. 3)

Articles:

• Guest Editor’s Introduction, 5 -8
• A Call for Dynamic Hazard Assessment, 9 -22
• Time is of the Essence: Disasters, Vulnerability and History, 23 -42
• Does a Rights Based Approach Make a Difference? The Role of Public Law in Vulnerability Reduction, 43 -59
• The 1998 Floods in the Tambo Valley, 61 -86
• Divided We Fall: Towards An Understanding of Community risk Assessment: A Case Study From The Lao PDR, 87 -108
• BOOK REVIEW: Desastres Naturales en América Latina José Lugo-Hubp and Moshe Inbar, Compilers, Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, 501 pp. ISBN 968-16-6400-0 Venezuelan Bs. 29.000, approx. US$ 17.00, Hardbound, (In Spanish), 109 -110