Dull disasters? : how planning ahead will make a difference / / Daniel J. Clarke and Stefan Dercon [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Clarke Daniel J (Daniel Jonathan), <1980->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 139 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.348
• Soggetto topico: Emergency management; Crisis management; Organizational resilience
• Persona (resp. second.): DerconStefan
• Note generali: This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1: Dealing with disasters : it should and can get better -- 2: Defining the problem : begging bowls and benefactors -- 3: Bring in the professionals -- 4: Planning for disaster recovery : changing the default setting -- 5: Finance as the glue -- 6: Moving forward ...
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years, typhoons have struck the Philippines and Vanuatu; earthquakes have rocked Haiti, Pakistan, and Nepal; floods have swept through Pakistan and Mozambique; droughts have hit Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia; and more. All led to loss of life and loss of livelihoods, and recovery will take years. One of the likely effects of climate change is to increase the likelihood of the type of extreme weather events that seems to cause these disasters. But do extreme events have to turn into disasters with huge loss of life and suffering? 'Dull Disasters?' harnesses lessons from finance, political science, economics, psychology, and the natural sciences to show how countries and their partners can be far better prepared to deal with disasters.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dull disasters
• ISBN: 0-19-182744-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910137022103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II