Disaster Risk and Vulnerability - Mitigation through Mobilizing Communities and Partnerships (Paperback, New)

From the Asian tsunami of 2004 to hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, our century has been fraught with catastrophic natural disasters. Disaster Risk and Vulnerability assesses the human toll and economic losses of natural disasters and reasserts the importance of human collaboration and organization in disaster management. In most cases, policy makers, planners, managers, and regulators who implement disaster risk reduction response planning and management strategies remain detached from local conditions, failing to address them effectively. Presenting case studies from Asia and North America, as well as a broad range of approaches to community mobilization and partnership development, contributors show that local communities, all levels of government, and non-governmental organizations must work collectively in order to reduce the harm caused by disasters. Despite unprecedented progress in science and technology and governments' continued efforts in disaster risk reduction, socioeconomic losses due to environmental disasters continue to rise. Disaster Risk and Vulnerability provides knowledge and information that will benefit anyone working in the fields of environment, disasters, and community mobilization in an effort to reverse this trend.

General

Imprint:	McGill-Queen's University Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	April 2012
Authors:	C. Emdad Haque • David Etkin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7735-3992-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7735-3992-1
Barcode:	9780773539921

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