CASE FOR A PROBABLISTIC APPROACH TO NATURAL DISASTER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL HAZARDS IN PUERTO RICO IN THE 21ST CENTRUY A LITERATURE REVIEW
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This 15-page paper outlines a review of literature in support of an approach for emergency preparedness of Puerto Rico when it comes to natural disasters. The paper also includes natural disaster that occur in Puerto Rico, as well as some recommendations to help spur an emergency management program. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: MTpremer.rtf

Comparing the Development of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic:
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This 4 page report discusses the ways in which the countries (and territory) of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico have developed in the past few decades. Each has seen a remarkable shift in its economic, political, and social base. Each of the three governments has dealt with issues in the past decade that it would have never considered possible only a few decades earlier. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWcubapr.wps

Cuba & Sugar (1900-1915)
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A 3 page paper discussing the various conditions which were a result of the United States' involvement in the production of sugar within Cuba from 1900 to 1915. Cuba had been involved in the production of sugar for many years prior to 1900. The involvement of the United States in the early part of the century changed the way the sugar industry was run to a very large extent. While this was harmful in some ways, in others it was beneficial to the country that was in a state of upheaval at the time. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Cubasug.wps