Browsing by Author "Usman, B. A."

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    Disaster Risk Management and Social Impact Assessment: Understanding Preparedness, Response and Recovery in Community Projects.
    (Steven Silvern and Stephen Young, Intech, 2013) Raheem, U.A.; Olorunfemi, F.B,; Awotayo, G.P.,; Tunde, A. M.; Usman, B. A.
    INTRODUCTION. Disaster refers to an emergency caused by natural hazards or human-induced actions that results in a significant change in circumstances over a relatively short time period. Typical examples are death, displacement, disease, and loss of crops. Others may include damage to physical infrastructure, depletion of natural and social capitals, institutional weakening and a general disruption of economic and social activity. Disasters may differ somewhat in the trigger, scope, duration and requisite actions (Coletta, 2004, Olorunfemi and Raheem, 2007).