In 1958, China's revered leader Mao Zedong instituted a programme designed to transform his giant nation into a Communist utopia. Called the Great Leap Forward, Mao's grand scheme - like so many other utopian dreams of the 20th century - proved a monumental disaster, resulting i…
Forfatteren mener, at en stor naturkatastrofe ca. år 535 har haft en hidtil ukendt effekt på alle jordens højkulturer.
With inefficient transportation systems and poorly designed buildings, many cities - especially in the U.S - consume enormous quantities of fossil fuels and emit high levels of greenhouse gases. While some cities could be headede for collapse, the authors of this book believe th…
En række forskere redegør i bogen for, at USA mangler civile sagkyndige, der kan deltage i planlægningen og gennemførelsen af visse særlige operationer, der kræver civilt militært samarbejde (CIMIC) f.eks. humanitær bistand i forbindelse med naturkatastrofer, ukonventionel krigs…
"Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency …
"Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency …
Disrupted cities: when infrastructure fails
The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state-of-the-art and future development of co…
The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state-of-the-art and future development of co…