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- Genere: Libro
- Lingua: Inglese
- Editore: Routledge
- Pubblicazione: 11/2003
- Edizione: Edizione nuova, 2° edizione
At Risk
blaikie piers; cannon terry; davis ian; wisner ben
61,98 €
58,88 €
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NOTE EDITORE
The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream 'development'. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant 'root causes' to 'unsafe conditions' in a 'progression of vulnerability'. The other uses the concepts of 'access' and 'livelihood' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. Examining key natural events andincorporating strategies to create a safer world, this revised edition is an important resource for those involved in the fields of environment and development studies.SOMMARIO
Part 1: Framework and Theory 1. The Challenge of Disasters and Our Approach 2. Disaster Pressure and Release Model 3. Access to Resources and Coping in Adversity Part 2: Vulnerability and Hazard Types 4. Famine and Natural Hazards 5. Biological Hazards 6. Floods 7. Severe Coastal Storms 8. Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides Part 3: Action for Disaster Reduction 9. Vulnerability, Relief and Reconstruction 10. Towards a Safer EnvironmentAUTORE
Piers Blaikie, Terry Canon, Ian Davis, Ben WisnerALTRE INFORMAZIONI
- Condizione: Nuovo
- ISBN: 9780415252164
- Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 2.15 lb
- Formato: Brossura
- Illustration Notes: 7 tables and 31 line drawings
- Pagine Arabe: 496