Disaster Risk

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-138-20433-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 626 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1460 g

The text offers a comprehensive and unique perspective on disaster risk associated with natural hazards. It covers a wide range of topics, reflecting the most recent debates but also older and pioneering discussions in the academic field of disaster studies as well as in the policy and practical areas of disaster risk reduction (DRR). This book will be of particular interest to undergraduate students studying geography and environmental studies/science. It will also be of relevance to students/professionals from a wide range of social and physical science disciplines, including public health and public policy, sociology, anthropology, political science and geology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alcantara-Ayala, Irasema

Alcántara-Ayala, Irasema

Gomez, Christopher (University of Canterbury, NZ)

Gomez, Christopher

Chmutina, Ksenia

van Niekerk, Dewald

Raju, Emmanuel

Marchezini, Victor

Rom Cadag, Jake

Gaillard, JC

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Folgen von Katastrophen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: The nature and impact of disasters. 1.What’s disaster risk? 2.Where and when do disasters occur? 3.The impact of disasters. Part II: Vulnerabilities and capacities. 4.Why do disasters occur? 5.People’s vulnerability. 6.People’s capacities. Part III: Natural and socio-natural hazards. 7.Endogenous processes: Earthquake, Volcanoes and Tsunamis. 8.Gravity-Driven ‘Natural’ Exogenous Processes. 9.Climatological and hydro-meteorological hazards. 10.Socio-natural hazards. Part IV: People’s response to and resilience during and after disasters. 11.People’s behaviour in time of disaster. 12.People’s resilience. 13.Moving Towards Disaster Recovery. Part V: Disaster risk reduction and management. 14.Disaster risk reduction. 15.Disaster management. 16.Fostering disaster recovery. 17.Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, Christopher Gomez, Ksenia Chmutina, Dewald van Niekerk, Emmanuel Raju, Victor Marchezini, Jake Rom Cadag, J.C. Gaillard