More with less [[electronic resource] ] : disasters in an era of diminishing resources / / edited by Kevin M. Cahill

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.34/8
• Soggetto topico: Humanitarian assistance; Disaster relief; International relief
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CahillKevin M
• Note generali: "A joint publication of Fordham University Press and the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Globalization, Growth, Poverty, Governance, and Humanitarian Assistance -- WFP -- Disasters—A Nation’s Experience in an Economic Recession -- What Can Modern Society Learn from Indigenous Resiliency? -- Providing for the Most Vulnerable in the Twenty- First Century -- Noncommunicable Diseases and the New Global Health -- Humanitarian Response in the Era of Global Mobile Information Technology -- Disasters and the Media -- Toward a Culture of Safety and Resilience -- Education and Disaster Management -- Capitalizing on Travel and Tourism in Preparing for Trouble -- Business in an Age of Emergency -- An Afghan Media Tale -- Terror, Transformed -- NOTES -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN COOPERATION AND THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Natural and human-made disasters are increasing around the world. Hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, and resultant famine, floods, and armed conflicts are constant reminders of the frailty of our human race. Global warming may cause whole island states to be submerged as the oceans rise. In the past these acute and recurring crises have been met by the international community responding to UN andmedia appeals. The economic collapse of nations is now a reality; some of those most affected had been traditional, generous donors to disaster relief operations. It is unlikely—probably impossible—that they will beable to continue to contribute overseas when their own domestic needs are unmet.A recent New York Times front page report suggested that one of the few domestic issues to have bipartisan support was to cut the foreign aid budget. This book analyzes the global economic forecast and the UnitedNations pattern of philanthropy, provides a case study of how one nation with a tradition of giving will cope in the face of a marked reduction in flexible funds and then provides thoughtful chapters on new approachesto disaster preparedness and disaster response.
• Titolo autorizzato: More with less
• ISBN: 0-8232-6071-2; 0-8232-5018-0; 0-8232-5066-0; 0-8232-6072-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452539703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International Humanitarian Affairs (FUP)