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This book will fill the gaps that hamper the effective utilization of the resilience and sustainability concepts within emergency planning: one concerns the lack of a comprehensive review of this multi-level concept; the second relates to its multi-level nature. Specifically, the text identifies a n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Paton, Douglas, Johnston, D. M. (David Moore), 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Springfield, Ill. : Charles C Thomas, ©2006.
Temas:
Disasters > Social aspects.
Natural disasters > Social aspects.
Hazardous geographic environments.
Risk management.
Emergency management.
Preparedness.
Community organization.
Resilience (Personality trait)
Risk Management
Catastrophes > Aspect social.
Catastrophes naturelles > Aspect social.
Milieux géographiques dangereux.
Gestion du risque.
État de préparation.
Organisation communautaire.
Résilience (Trait de personnalité)
risk management.
community organizations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Community organization
Disasters > Social aspects
Emergency management
Hazardous geographic environments
Natural disasters > Social aspects
Preparedness
Risk management
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Disaster resilience: building capacity to co-exist with natural hazards and their consequences / Douglas Paton
  • Identifying the characteristics of a disaster resilient society / Douglas Paton and David Johnston
  • Natural hazards / C.E. Gregg and B.F. Houghton
  • Lifelines and urban resilience / David Johnston, Julia Becker, and Jim Cousins
  • Hazard mitigation: a priority for sustainable communities / Robert O. Schneider
  • Assessing social resilience / Philip Buckle
  • Natural hazard resilience: the role of individual and household preparedness / Douglas Paton, John McClure, and Petra T. Bürgelt
  • Weathering the storm: women's preparedness as a form of resilience to weather-related hazards in northern Australia / Alison Cottrell
  • Encouraging protective behaviors in communities / Leigh Smith
  • Links between community and individual resilience: evidence from cyclone affected communities in north west Australia / Julie Ann Pooley, Lynne Cohen, and Moira O'Connor
  • The Hakka spirit as a predictor of resilience / Li-Ju Jang and Walter LaMendola
  • Exploring the complexity of social and ecological resilience to hazards / Douglas Paton, Gail Kelly, and Michael Doherty
  • The media, bushfires and community resilience / W. Peter Hughes and Peter B. White
  • Economic resilience to disasters: towards a consistent and comprehensive formulation / Adam Rose
  • Managing company risk and resilience through business continuity management / Douglas Paton and Rosemary Hill
  • Resilience in emergency management: managing the flood / Douglas Paton and Trevor Auld
  • Planning for hazard resilient communities / David King
  • Disaster resilience: integrating individual, community, institutional and environmental perspectives / Douglas Paton.

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