Disaster and Development : Examining Global Issues and Cases / / edited by Naim Kapucu, Kuotsai Tom Liou
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| Titolo: |
Disaster and Development : Examining Global Issues and Cases / / edited by Naim Kapucu, Kuotsai Tom Liou
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (469 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.9 |
| 363.34 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Natural disasters |
| Environmental management | |
| Sustainable development | |
| Natural Hazards | |
| Environmental Management | |
| Sustainable Development | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KapucuNaim |
| LiouKuotsai Tom | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Part I- Risk Reduction and Policy Learning -- Part II- Disaster Resilience and Capacity Building -- Part III- Recovery, Development, and Collaborative Emergency Management. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book offers a systematic, empirical examination of the concepts of disasters and sustainable economic development applied to many cases around the world. It presents comprehensive coverage of the complex and dynamic relationship between disaster and development, making a vital contribution to the literature on disaster management, disaster resilience, and sustainable development. The book collects twenty-three chapters, examining theoretical issues and investigating practical cases on policy, governance, and lessons learned in dealing with different types of disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes) in twenty countries and communities around the world. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Disaster and Development |
| ISBN: | 3-319-04468-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910298390103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Environmental Hazards, . 2542-9787