Environment disaster linkages [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rajib Shaw, Phong Tran
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| Titolo: |
Environment disaster linkages [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rajib Shaw, Phong Tran
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| Pubblicazione: | Bingley, U.K., : Emerald, 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (373 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.347 |
| Soggetto topico: | Environmental disasters |
| Natural disasters - Environmental aspects | |
| Environmental management | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ShawRajib
TranPhong
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| Note generali: | On cover: EmeraldBooks. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Overview -- pt. 2. Elements of environmental entry -- pt. 3. Impacts of environment and disaster -- pt. 4. Strategies, planning and a way forward. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Disaster management has historically focused on reactive approaches, but a shift to proactive approaches is crucial for addressing concerns raised by the changing environment. A prime reason for the absence of proactive approaches in disaster/hazard management is the uncertainty or ambiguity present in the links between the environment and the hazards. This is the first book to focus on explicit linkages between the changing environment and disasters and suggests better approaches towards disaster management. A ready-reference for field practitioners it combines academic research and field pra |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Environment disaster linkages |
| ISBN: | 1-280-12038-X |
| 9786613524249 | |
| 0-85724-866-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457543303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Community, environment and disaster risk management ; ; v. 9.