Humanitarian operations in Brazil: a review of natural disasters in the last decade

This research used documentary analysis to identify the main natural disasters in Brazil in the last decade (2003 to 2013). Results provided evidence that operations and impacts differ in sudden-onset and slow-onset disasters and that Government is the main player in the Humanitarian Operations in B...

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Authors: Miguel, Priscila Laczynski de Souza, Brito, Renata Peregrino de, Pereira, Susana Carla Farias, Silva, Renata Oliveira
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Brasil
Institution:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repository:Repositório Institucional do FGV (FGV Repositório Digital)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/16422
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10438/16422
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Humanitarian operations
Documentary analysis
Administração de empresas
Assistência humanitária
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Summary:This research used documentary analysis to identify the main natural disasters in Brazil in the last decade (2003 to 2013). Results provided evidence that operations and impacts differ in sudden-onset and slow-onset disasters and that Government is the main player in the Humanitarian Operations in Brazi