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9781849711432: Dynamics of Disaster: Lessons on Risk, Response and Recovery (The Earthscan Science in Society Series)
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ISBN 10: 1849711437 ISBN 13: 9781849711432
Editorial: Routledge, 2011

Sinopsis

Disasters are the result of complex interactions between social and natural forces, acting at multiple scales from the individual and community to the organisational, national and international level. Effective disaster planning, response and recovery require an understanding of these interacting forces, and the role of power, knowledge and organizations.

This book sheds new light on these dynamics, and gives disaster scholars and practitioners new and valuable lessons for management and planning in practice. The authors draw on methods across the social sciences to examine disaster response and recovery as viewed by those in positions of authority and the ’recipients’ of operations. These first two sections examine cases from Hurricane Katrina, while the third part compares this to other international disasters to draw out general lessons and practical applications for disaster planning in any context. The authors also offer guidance for shaping institutional structures to better meet the needs of communities and residents.

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Acerca del autor

Rachel A. Dowty is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Louisiana State University, USA

Barbara L. Allen is an associate professor and the director of the graduate program in Science, Technology and Society (STS) at Virginia Tech, USA

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1849711437
ISBN 13 
9781849711432
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
242
Editor
Allen Barbara, Dowty Beech Rachel A.
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9781032925783: Dynamics of Disaster: Lessons on Risk, Response and Recovery (The Earthscan Science in Society Series)

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