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What happens when everything goes wrong? Haiti is an example of a disaster with too many causes. Disaster culture in a nation cannot rely exclusively on importing technology from abroad. There must be a local basis for development grounded in education.
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Fierro E, Perry C (2010) Preliminary reconnaissance report on the 12 January 2010 Haiti Earthquake. BFP Engineers Inc., Van Nuys, California.
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Castaños, H., Lomnitz, C. (2012). The 2010 Haiti Earthquake. In: Earthquake Disasters in Latin America. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2810-3_6
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