Disaster theory : an interdisciplinary approach to concepts and causes /

Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency management, Disaster T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Etkin, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2016]
Temas:
Emergency management.
Disasters.
Disaster relief > Research.
Disasters
Catastrophes.
disasters.
Disaster relief > Research
Emergency management
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. What is a Disaster?
  • 2. Disaster Data / with Susan MacGregor
  • 3. Disaster Risk
  • 4. Hazard, Vulnerability, and Resilience
  • 5. Disasters and Complexity
  • 6. Disaster Models
  • 7. Myths and Fallacies
  • 8. The Poetry of Disaster / with Nicole Cooley
  • 9. Ethics and Disaster / with Peter Timmerman
  • 10. Workshop on Principles of Disaster Management / with Ian Davis
  • 11. Final Reflections.

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