International Housing: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... disaster . That doesn't mean that it has to be a disaster . It doesn't mean that we shouldn't be experimenting . We are thrilled to welcome the World Bank with its careful , intellectual , con- servative approach to developing these ...
... disaster . That doesn't mean that it has to be a disaster . It doesn't mean that we shouldn't be experimenting . We are thrilled to welcome the World Bank with its careful , intellectual , con- servative approach to developing these ...
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... disasters 150. In contrast to the other subjects covered in this paper , natural disasters pose the environmental problem of protecting man from nature . In view of the importance and complexity of the subject and of its national ...
... disasters 150. In contrast to the other subjects covered in this paper , natural disasters pose the environmental problem of protecting man from nature . In view of the importance and complexity of the subject and of its national ...
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... Disaster Relief Coordinator . No mention has been made , however , of the exist- ing international machinery and co - operation during and after the occurrence of natural disasters which should in any case be strengthened . 1 E / 4994 ...
... Disaster Relief Coordinator . No mention has been made , however , of the exist- ing international machinery and co - operation during and after the occurrence of natural disasters which should in any case be strengthened . 1 E / 4994 ...
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... disasters : ( a ) the intensive application of science and technology to the control and mitigation of natural disasters ; ( b ) pre - disaster planning and preparedness . A. Control and mitigation 3. The control and mitigation of ...
... disasters : ( a ) the intensive application of science and technology to the control and mitigation of natural disasters ; ( b ) pre - disaster planning and preparedness . A. Control and mitigation 3. The control and mitigation of ...
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... disaster communications system . However ac- curate and effective warning systems may be , the warning has still to ... disasters can be mitigated if appropriate preventive measures are taken . ( a ) Recommendations for national action ...
... disaster communications system . However ac- curate and effective warning systems may be , the warning has still to ... disasters can be mitigated if appropriate preventive measures are taken . ( a ) Recommendations for national action ...
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action activities agencies ANNEX appropriate BARUCH Building and Planning capital Central African Republic CHAIRMAN cities COAN Conference congestion consideration construction cooperative housing costs developing countries economic effective employment Eric Carlson existing facilities field funds governments guarantee program Home Loan Bank Housing and Urban housing programs human settlements IBRD impact important improvement income increase infrastructure institutions international housing investment involved JOHN SPARKMAN Kingsley Davis Latin America lending loan associations major ment migration million municipal natural disasters organizations particularly percent policies pollution population growth priority recommended regional responsible Rural Housing savings and loan Secretary-General sector self-help Senator PROXMIRE Senegal sewerage social Stockholm technical assistance tion towns UNDP United Kingdom United Nations system urban areas urban centers urban development urban growth urban land urban population urban projects urban transport Venezuela water supply WIECZOROWSKI World Bank
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Page 248 - States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
Page 249 - States should adopt an integrated and co-ordinated approach to their development planning so as to ensure that development is compatible with the need to protect and improve the human environment for the benefit of their population.
Page 248 - States shall co-operate to develop further the international law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other environmental damage caused by activities within the jurisdiction or control of such States to areas beyond their jurisdiction.
Page 248 - Man has the fundamental right to freedom, equality and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and well-being, and he bears a solemn responsibility to protect and improve the environment for present and future generations.
Page 249 - States shall take all possible steps to prevent pollution of the seas by substances that are liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea.
Page 253 - Increase the capability of the United Nations system to provide awareness and advance warning of deleterious effects to human health and well-being from man-made pollutants...
Page 232 - Identify, wherever possible, an existing agency within the United Nations system as the principal focal point for initiating and co-ordinating research in each principal area and, where there are competing claims, establish appropriate priorities...
Page 253 - Secretary-General take steps to ensure that the appropriate United Nations agencies shall assist the developing countries to plan for the inflow of visitors into their protected areas in such a way as to reconcile revenue and environmental considerations within the context of the recommendations approved by the Conference. The other international organizations concerned may likewise make their contribution.
Page 261 - Organized by the Committee on Housing. Building and Planning of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and Held in the Hague, at the Invitation of the Government of the Netherlands.
Page 248 - Having considered the need for a common outlook and for common principles to inspire and guide the peoples of the world in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment...