Naslov
Socioeconomic influence of Natural Disasters on the Western Balkan Countries

Autori
Abolmasov, Biljana ; Mihalić, Snježana ; Hadži-Niković, Gordana ; Marjanović, Miloš ; Krkač, Martin

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the XIX Congress of the Carpathian Balkan Geological Association / Christofides, G. ; Kantiranis, N. ; Kostopoulos, D.S. ; Chatzipetros, A.A - Solun : Charis Ltd., 2010, 1-5

ISBN
978-960-9502-02-3

Skup
XIX Congress of the Carpathian Balkan Geological Association

Mjesto i datum
Solun, Grčka, 23.09.2010. - 26.09.2010

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Western Balkan countries; period 1900-2008; Natural Disasters; statistical review

Sažetak
The Western Balkan region is a region of South-eastern Europe that presents pronounced activities of various types of natural hazards and natural disasters. This paper analyses data sets from two international databases of the main forms of natural disasters namely geophysical, hydrological, climatological and meteorological disaster events in the period 1900-2008. The following have been analysed: the number of natural disaster events, natural disaster occurrence by disaster type, total number of fatalities, the total number of affected people and the corresponding economic damage expressed as a percentage by selected types of natural disasters. The data analysis in this paper aims to confirm the importance of data collection and analysis аs а foundation for planning and preparing disaster reduction programs for the Western Balkan countries.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Rudarstvo, nafta i geološko inženjerstvo

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