Recent earthquakes worldwide have highlighted the importance of good disaster planning. Adequate risk assessment and risk reduction strategies, and improved response and reconstruction work have all benefited from the documentation of past disasters.

This practical manual prepared by staff members from Practical Action's regional office in Lima offers an up-to-date resource covering both methodological and technical aspects of disaster mitigation.

Rooted in the experiences of the authors and their colleagues of disaster response over the last 20 years, and incorporating...