Book review: Birkmann, J., editor 2006: Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards. Towards disaster resilient societies. New York: United Nations Publications. 550 pages. US$39 paper. ISBN: 978 92 808 1135 3

Dorothea Hilhorst; Rens de Man

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Book review: Birkmann, J., editor 2006: Measuring vulnerability to natural hazards. Towards disaster resilient societies. New York: United Nations Publications. 550 pages. US$39 paper. ISBN: 978 92 808 1135 3

Progress in Human Geography ◽

10.1177/0309132508090925 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 583-584 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dorothea Hilhorst ◽

Rens de Man

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Natural Hazards

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Book Review - Jane Boulden, (2003), ed., 'Dealing with Conflicts in Africa: The United Nations and Regional Organizations', New York: Palgrave Macmillan

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2056284 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Akhilesh Patel

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Regional Organizations ◽

The United Nations

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Book Review: W. Andy Knight, A Changing United Nations: Multilateral Evolution and the Quest for Global Governance (Hampshire and New York: Palgrave, 2000, 257pp., £47.50 hbk.)

Millennium Journal of International Studies ◽

10.1177/03058298010300030930 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 870-872

Author(s):

Aparajita Gangopadhyay

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Global Governance

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Book Review: Rosemary Righter, Utopia Lost: The United Nations and World Order (New York, NY: A Twentieth Century Fund Book, 1995, 421 pp., $29.95 hbk.)

Millennium Journal of International Studies ◽

10.1177/030582989502400230 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 347-348

Author(s):

J. Stefan Fritz

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

United Nations ◽

World Order ◽

The United Nations ◽

Twentieth Century Fund

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Book Review: Chiang Pei-heng, Non-Governmental Organizations at the United Nations: Identity, Role and Function (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1981, 355 pp., £29.00)

Millennium Journal of International Studies ◽

10.1177/03058298820110030709 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 268-270

Author(s):

Rolando Gaete

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

The United Nations ◽

And Function ◽

Role And Function

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■ Birkman, Jörn, ed., 2006. Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies. New York: United Nations University Press. xxvi + 524 pp. ISBN 9280811355

Journal of Peace Research ◽

10.1177/00223433080450010802 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 121-121

Author(s):

Marit Brochmann

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Natural Hazards

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Book Review: European Housing Trends and Policies in 1961 and 1962, United Nations, New York, 1963, pp. 74, 5/-

Urban Studies ◽

10.1080/00420986420080241 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 102-104

Author(s):

J. Greve

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations

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Book Review: Berhanykun Andemicael, THE OAU AND THE UN: Relations between The Organization of African Unity and the United Nations (New York and London: Africana Publishing Company, 1976, 352 pp., £12·50.)

Millennium Journal of International Studies ◽

10.1177/03058298770060010808 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 99-101

Author(s):

Assisi H. Asobie

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Publishing Company ◽

African Unity ◽

Organization Of African Unity ◽

The United Nations

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Book Review : Leela Dube; Women and Kinship: Comparative Perspectives on Gender in South and South-East Asia; Tokyo, New York, Paris: United Nations University Press; New Delhi: Vistaar Publica tions ; 1997; 214 pages; Rs 275

Gender Technology and Development ◽

10.1177/097185249800200107 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 127-131

Author(s):

Jean D'Cunha

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

East Asia ◽

New Delhi ◽

South East Asia ◽

Publica Tions

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Book Review: GUIDELINES ON PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING: A PRACTITIONER'S MANUAL. United Nations Department for Support & Management Services. United Nations, New York, 1995. iv + 102 pp.

Public Administration and Development ◽

10.1002/(sici)1099-162x(199710)17:4<443::aid-pad938>3.0.co;2-6 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 443-444

Author(s):

DR. MARK GRAY

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Performance Contracting ◽

Nations Department ◽

Management Services

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Book Review: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 1995 (New York: Oxford University Press for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 1995), pp. 230, $40.45.

Political Science ◽

10.1177/003231879604800121 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 125-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Ramesh Thakur

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

United Nations ◽

Human Development ◽

Development Programme ◽

United Nations Development Programme ◽

Human Development Report ◽

Oxford University ◽

The United Nations ◽

Nations Development

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