MEGACITIES AND SMALL TOWNS: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON HAZARD VULNERABILITY
"In a world of uncertainty, the only constant is change and rapid change produces a multitude of diverse facts." Risk is an integral part of life and it is based on a combination of hazard and vulnerability. Over the past couple of decades, considerable attention has been placed upon the studies of hazards and their mitigation processes. While no country in the world is entirely safe, the lack of capacity to limit the impact of hazards remains a major burden for many countries. …
