Mapping Vulnerability : Disasters, Development and People /

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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bankoff, Greg
Otros Autores: Frerks, Georg
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Temas:
Disaster relief > Case studies.
Disasters > Case studies.
Human beings > Effect of enviroment on > Case studies.
Human beings > Effect of environment on > Case studies.
Natural disasters > Case studies.
Political ecology > Case studies.
Risk assessment > Case studies.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Études de cas.
Catastrophes > Études de cas.
Êtres humains > Influence de l'environnement > Études de cas.
Catastrophes naturelles > Études de cas.
Écologie politique > Études de cas.
Évaluation du risque > Études de cas.
Disaster relief
Disasters
Human beings > Effect of environment on
Natural disasters
Political ecology
Risk assessment
Naturkatastrophe
Umwelt
Soziologie
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mapping Vulnerability Disasters, Development and People; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction: Mapping Vulnerability; Chapter 1 Theorizing Vulnerability in a Globalized World: A Political Ecological Perspective; Chapter 2 The Historical Geography of Disaster: 'Vulnerability' and 'Local Knowledge' in Western Discourse; Chapter 3 The Need for Rethinking the Concepts of Vulnerability and Risk from a Holistic Perspective: A Necessary Review and Criticism for Effective Risk Management.
  • Chapter 4 Complexity and Diversity: Unlocking Social Domains of Disaster ResponseChapter 5 The Lower Lempa River Valley, El Salvador: Risk Reduction and Development Project; Chapter 6 El Niño Events, Forecasts and Decision-making; Chapter 7 Vulnerable Regions versus Vulnerable People: An Ethiopian Case Study; Chapter 8 From Vulnerability to Empowerment; Chapter 9 Progress in Analysis of Social Vulnerability and Capacity; Chapter 10 Vulnerability Reduction: A Task for the Vulnerable People Themselves; Chapter 11 Macro-economic Concepts of Vulnerability: Dynamics, Complexity and Public Policy.
  • Chapter 12 Gendering Vulnerability Analysis: Towards a More Nuanced ApproachChapter 13 Assessment of Capability and Vulnerability; Conclusion: Vulnerability Analysis as a Means of Strengthening Policy Formulation and Policy Practice; Notes; References; Index.

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