This book provides accessible and up to date analyses of disasters and development linkages, addressing planning and response activities that accompany this field. Development to a large extent determines the way in which hazards impact on people. Meanwhile the occurrence of di…
This book provides accessible analyses of disasters and development, addressing planning and response activities that accompany this field. Social, economic and environmental hazards, vulnerabilities and risks are examined in an interdisciplinary and authoritative way.
This book provides accessible and up to date analyses of disasters and development linkages, addressing planning and response activities that accompany this field. Development to a large extent determines the way in which hazards impact on people. Meanwhile the occurrence of di…
This guidebook provides responders with critical insights into the human impact of extreme trauma, and various levels of mental impairment suffered by both victims and survivors. This work is suitable for professionals in the emergency, security, and rescue services, as well as …
Provides readers critical insights into the human impact of extreme trauma, and various levels of mental impairment suffered by both victims and survivors. This work is suitable for professionals in the emergency, security, and rescue services, as well as for those training to e…
Large-scale disasters--Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 tsunami, the BP oil spill--are enduring reminders of the fragility of our natural resources, our built environment, and our human communities. Particularly apparent is how much longer recovery takes for some survivors than other…
Large-scale disasters--Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 tsunami, the BP oil spill--are enduring reminders of the fragility of our natural resources, our built environment, and our human communities. Particularly apparent is how much longer recovery takes for some survivors than other…
Large-scale disasters--Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 tsunami, the BP oil spill--are enduring reminders of the fragility of our natural resources, our built environment, and our human communities. Particularly apparent is how much longer recovery takes for some survivors than other…