Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System Ruminations on a Way Forward /

This short manuscript is both a distillation of some of the latest work on disaster risk reduction and an interpretation of this distillation from the author's political economic perspective. It is based on information found in the flagship reports on disaster risk reduction of the United Natio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordy, Michael (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies,
Temas:
Environment.
Climatology.
International economic relations.
Natural disasters.
Environmental Sciences.
Climate Sciences.
International Political Economy'.
Natural Hazards.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Underlying Risk Factors
  • The Social Construction of Risk
  • Development and Risk
  • The Poverty-Disaster Risk Nexus
  • Global Capitalism and Disaster Risk
  • Political Will and Governance
  • The Importance of Extensive Risk
  • The Invisibility of Risks
  • Urbanization and Land Use
  • Agribusiness and Food Security
  • Environmental Degradation
  • Climate Change as a Magnifier and Meta-disaster
  • Conclusion. .

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