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... > contexts > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > man-made disasters
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > man-made disasters
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > man-made disasters
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > man-made disasters

Preferred term

man-made disasters  

Definition

  • Disasters are significant disruptions of a social system that compromise that system's ability to respond to the disruption on its own. Disasters can vary widely in their geographic scope and impact. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Disasters, Man-Made]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CBBKNBHC-2

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