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Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System: Ruminations on a Way Forward de Michael Gordy

Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System: Ruminations on a Way Forward: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies

Autor Michael Gordy
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 iul 2016
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 Nations.
The book sums up and interprets issues of disaster risk reduction and makes them accessible to professional and non-professional readers alike, including governmental policy makers.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319416663
ISBN-10: 3319416669
Pagini: 76
Ilustrații: V, 71 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 4 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2016
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

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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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 Nations.
The book sums up and interprets issues of disaster risk reduction and makes them accessible to professional and non-professional readers alike, including governmental policy makers.

Caracteristici

Locates disaster risk reduction within a wider context than the technical parameters that usually shape the discussion Written for educated readers who do not necessarily possess the technical background of practitioners in the area of disaster risk reduction Articulates principles for practical action based on the analysis Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras