LEADER 04450oam 2200829I 450 001 9910452734603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-56161-7 010 $a9786610475926 010 $a1-85383-963-9 010 $a1-4175-4262-4 010 $a1-280-47592-7 010 $a1-136-56162-5 010 $a1-84977-192-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849771924 035 $a(CKB)1000000000520816 035 $a(EBL)429943 035 $a(OCoLC)466434170 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000197668 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937359 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000197668 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10161597 035 $a(PQKB)10016853 035 $a(OCoLC)609718312 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981736 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781853839634 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC429943 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981736 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10128933 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL47592 035 $a(OCoLC)804665823 035 $a(OCoLC)56675932 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL429943 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000520816 100 $a20180706d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMapping vulnerability $edisasters, development, and people /$fedited by Greg Bankoff, Georg Frerks, Dorothea Hilhorst 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. :$cEarthscan Publications,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a600-00-0272-6 311 $a1-85383-964-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aChapter 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 Nin?o 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 327 $aChapter 11: Macro-economic Concepts of Vulnerability: Dynamics, Complexity and Public PolicyChapter 12: Gendering Vulnerability Analysis: Towards a More Nuanced Approach; Chapter 13: Assessment of Capability and Vulnerability; Conclusion: Vulnerability Analysis as a Means of Strengthening Policy Formulation and Policy Practice; Notes; References; Index 330 $aRaging floods, massive storms and cataclysmic earthquakes: every year up to 340 million people are affected by these and other disasters, which cause loss of life and damage to personal property, agriculture, and infrastructure. So what can be done? The key to understanding the causes of disasters and mitigating their impacts is the concept of 'vulnerability'.Mapping Vulnerability analyses 'vulnerability' as a concept central to the way we understand disasters and their magnitude and impact. Written and edited by a distinguished group of disaster scholars and practitioners, this book is a coun 606 $aDisaster relief$vCase studies 606 $aNatural disasters$vCase studies 606 $aHuman beings$xEffect of environment on$vCase studies 606 $aPolitical ecology$vCase studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDisaster relief 615 0$aNatural disasters 615 0$aHuman beings$xEffect of environment on 615 0$aPolitical ecology 676 $a363.34/2 701 $aBankoff$b Greg$0299535 701 $aFrerks$b Georg$f1961-$0876549 701 $aHilhorst$b Dorothea$0151653 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452734603321 996 $aMapping vulnerability$91957341 997 $aUNINA