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by Gilbert White (Author), J. Eugene Haas (Author)
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2nd ed. 2018 Edition
by Havidán Rodríguez (Editor), William Donner (Editor), Joseph E. Trainor (Editor)
This timely Handbook is based on the principle that disasters are social constructions and focuses on social science disaster research. It provides an interdisciplinary approach to disasters with theoretical, methodological, and practical applications. Attention is given to conceptual issues dealing with the concept "disaster" and to methodological issues relating to research on disasters. These include Geographic Information Systems as a useful research tool and its implications for future research. This seminal work is the first interdisciplinary collection of disaster research as it stands now while outlining how the field will continue to grow.
1st Edition
by Peter Winchester (Author)
Natural disasters make dramatic reading. Every year, some area of the world is devastated by a disaster, with enormous consequent loss of life and disruption to livelihoods. What can be done to alleviate this? Why are such disasters so lethal? Why do people expose themselves to such hazards? Do mitigation programmes help? What effect does aid really have on the areas that receive it? By examining one particular cyclone-prone area of Southern India in great detail over a 10-year period Peter Winchester has come up with some perceptive answers to the questions. In particular, he formulates a set of five 'golden rules' for disaster management. The book will provide valuable and thought-provoking reading for anyone involved with disaster management, and will be essential for all those whose work involves aid or development in disaster-prone areas.
Hardcover – January 1, 1974
by G.F. (Ed.) White (Author)
Hardcover – January 1, 1993
(Studies in Australian society) Paperback – January 1, 1975
by Roger Lewellyn Wettenhall (Author)
Carole G. Vogel (2000-05-03)
Paperback – January 1, 1825
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