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Vulnerable India : a geographical study of disasters /
This book de-myths the oft repeated claim of 'natural disaster' and puts forward socio-economic factors as the cause for the recurrence of disasters. With this framework, the author examines the popular notion of the Vulnerable India in psycho-geographical terms and unmasks the dimensions...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Shimla : Los Angeles :
Indian Institute of Advanced Study ; SAGE,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book de-myths the oft repeated claim of 'natural disaster' and puts forward socio-economic factors as the cause for the recurrence of disasters. With this framework, the author examines the popular notion of the Vulnerable India in psycho-geographical terms and unmasks the dimensions of vulnerability itself. In doing so the author foregrounds the factors that create and perpetuate vulnerability of the marginalized sections of the society and of the nation and redefines the phrase Vulnerable India . Presenting a national level inquiry, the three sections of the book called the Fact, Respon. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 269 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788132105428 8132105427 9788132112884 8132112881 |