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Power, Choice and Vulnerability - A Case Study in Disaster Mismanagement in South India (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,317
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Power, Choice and Vulnerability - A Case Study in Disaster Mismanagement in South India (Hardcover): Peter Winchester

Power, Choice and Vulnerability - A Case Study in Disaster Mismanagement in South India (Hardcover)

Peter Winchester

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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.

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Imprint: Earthscan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 1992
First published: 1992
Authors: Peter Winchester
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 978-1-873936-05-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Aid & relief programmes
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General
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LSN: 1-873936-05-2
Barcode: 9781873936054

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