Disaster Mitigation Guidelines For Hospitals And Other Health Care Facilities In The Caribbean

Identifies and explains in layman¹s terms the characteristics to be considered in the design and construction of buildings in order to effectively resist both hurricanes and earthquakes. Highlights critical and cost-effective factors in order to reduce the vulnerability. Intended to help health and hospital administrators, as well as construction and maintenance personnel, to understand design and construction requirements in order to adequately mitigate the hazards of hurricanes and earthquakes threatening health care facilities. Charts and tables. Recommended reading!Disaster Mitigation Guidelines For Hospitals And Other Health Care Facilities In The Caribbean, was published 1992 under ISBN 9781568069739 and ISBN 1568069731.