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UNINA9910458020003321 |
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Titolo |
Natural hazards, unnatural disasters [[electronic resource] ] : the economics of effective prevention / / The World Bank and The United Nations |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-90616-X |
9786612906169 |
0-8213-8141-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (531 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Disasters - Economic aspects |
Natural disasters - Economic aspects |
Emergency management |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Praise for Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters; Contents; Acknowledgments; Memorandum to a Conderned Finance Minister; Overview; 1. Fluctuating Deaths, Rising Damages-the Numbers; 2. Measuring Disasters' Many Effects; 3. Prevention by Individuals; 4. Prevention through Governments; 5. Insurance and Coping; 6. Coming Game-Changers? Burgeoning Cities, Climate Change, and Climate-Induced Catastrophes; Notes and References; Index; Memorandum to a Concerned Citizen; Back Cover |
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Earthquakes, droughts, floods, and storms are natural hazards, but unnatural disasters are the deaths and damages that result from human acts of omission and commission. Every disaster is unique, but each exposes actions-by individuals and governments at different levels-that, had they been different, would have resulted in fewer deaths and less damage. Prevention is possible, and this book examines what it takes to do this cost-effectively.It looks at disasters primarily through an economic lens. Economists emphasize self-interest to explain how people choose the amount of prevention, insuran |
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UNINA9910959963903321 |
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Autore |
Holmes Leonard |
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Titolo |
The dominance of management : a participatory critique / / by Leonard Holmes |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Burlington, VT., : Ashgate, 2010 |
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1-315-61566-5 |
1-317-03535-6 |
1-317-03534-8 |
1-282-65774-7 |
9786612657740 |
1-4094-1047-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Voices in development management |
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Management - Research - Great Britain |
Management - England - London |
Community development - England - London |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Management: the emergence of a dominating paradigm -- The nature of management -- Radical organization theory and research -- Management and the labour process -- Management and class analysis -- The capitalist state and management -- Popular planning in modern London: a context of disparities -- Processes of domination in the management of a job creation scheme -- Community initiative or state enterprise? -- Setting up Stonebridge -- Who managed the Charlton Training Centre? -- Attempting democratic organization: tensions and contradictions -- Beyond the dominance of management. |
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Offers a controversial reanalysis of the rise and dominance of managerialist approaches to development by using two British inner-city community development projects as case studies to shows how 'managed development' runs counter to participatory values and aspirations of communities receiving development aid. |
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