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The Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator (UNDRO) presents the first three volumes of the series entitled "Guidelines for Disaster Prevention". These volumes set forth the most basic problems in the field of disaster prevention related to physical planning, building and the management of human settlements. They are primarily concerned with the problems of new and rapidly expanding settlements in developing countries. These publications represent the first steps at the international level to produce a clear statement of general principles and a basic set of guidelines in the field of disaster prevention in developing countries. The guidelines constitute the initial phase of a long-range programme of expansion and improvement. The reader should be aware of the limitations of their scope and terms of reference. They are not final or definitive, nor do they claim to answer the specific needs of individual countries.