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Beschreibung
The second edition of At Risk confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters since it was first published, and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.
The second edition of At Risk confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters since it was first published, and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.
Über den Autor
Piers Blaikie, Terry Canon, Ian Davis, Ben Wisner
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Framework and Theory 1. The Challenge of Disasters and Our Approach 2. Disaster Pressure and Release Model 3. Access to Resources and Coping in Adversity Part 2: Vulnerability and Hazard Types 4. Famine and Natural Hazards 5. Biological Hazards 6. Floods 7. Severe Coastal Storms 8. Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides Part 3: Action for Disaster Reduction 9. Vulnerability, Relief and Reconstruction 10. Towards a Safer Environment

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Chemie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780415252164
ISBN-10: 0415252164
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Blaikie, Piers
Cannon, Terry
Davis, Ian
Auflage: Revised
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Piers Blaikie (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.11.2003
Gewicht: 0,74 kg
Artikel-ID: 128393145