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Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard, Ilan Kelman
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      The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowledge and available tools.Organized into five inter-related sections, this Handbook contains sixty-five contributions from leading scholars. Section one situates hazards and disasters in their broad political, cultural, economic, and environmental context. Section two contains treatments of potentially damaging natural events/phenomena organized by major earth system. Section three critically reviews progress in responding to disasters including warning, relief and recovery. Section four addresses mitigation of potential loss and prevention of disasters under two sub-headings: governance, advocacy and self-help, and communication and participation. Section five ends with a concluding chapter by the editors.The engaging international contributions reflect upon the politics and policy of how we think about and practice applied hazard research and disaster risk reduction. This Handbook provides a wealth of interdisciplinary information and will appeal to students and practitioners interested in Geography, Environment Studies and Development Studies.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard, Ilan Kelman EAN: 9780415590655 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 1840 g HEIGHT: 246 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-12-13 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief WIDTH: 174 cm SPINE:

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      Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Natural disasters, Regional and area planning

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      Ben Wisner is a retired Professor who has worked on the interface between disaster risk reduction and sustainable human development since 1966. He currently conducts research and advises institutions such as the Global Network of Civil Society for Disaster Reduction.JC Gaillard is Senior Lecturer at the School of Environment of The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Ilan Kelman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research–Oslo (CICERO).
      The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowledge and available tools.Organized into five inter-related sections, this Handbook contains sixty-five contributions from leading scholars. Section one situates hazards and disasters in their broad political, cultural, economic, and environmental context. Section two contains treatments of potentially damaging natural events/phenomena organized by major earth system. Section three critically reviews progress in responding to disasters including warning, relief and recovery. Section four addresses mitigation of potential loss and prevention of disasters under two sub-headings: governance, advocacy and self-help, and communication and participation. Section five ends with a concluding chapter by the editors.The engaging international contributions reflect upon the politics and policy of how we think about and practice applied hazard research and disaster risk reduction. This Handbook provides a wealth of interdisciplinary information and will appeal to students and practitioners interested in Geography, Environment Studies and Development Studies.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ben Wisner, J.C. Gaillard, Ilan Kelman EAN: 9780415590655 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 1840 g HEIGHT: 246 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-12-13 CITY: GENRE: SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief WIDTH: 174 cm SPINE:

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      Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), Natural disasters, Regional and area planning

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      Ben Wisner is a retired Professor who has worked on the interface between disaster risk reduction and sustainable human development since 1966. He currently conducts research and advises institutions such as the Global Network of Civil Society for Disaster Reduction.JC Gaillard is Senior Lecturer at the School of Environment of The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Ilan Kelman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research–Oslo (CICERO).

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