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Encyclopedia of Disaster Management: Volume I (Assessment and Impact)

ISBN

9781632392251

Publisher

Callisto Reference

Language

English

Publication Year

2015

Category

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Pages

174

Price

90 $

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This book presents information that is essential for improving disaster management. The book discusses the management component of the disaster continuum i.e. the nature of the risk, hazard, vulnerability, strategies, response and adaptation. The chapters comprise of research studies conducted by various international scholars. The researches concentrate on a specific location or accident. The chapters are arranged in the manner in which the phases of emergencies and disasters occur. The content reflects the diversity in the disciplines within disaster management. The challenges occur when science and social science collectively endeavor to improvise the techniques, approaches and decision-making by disaster management practitioners and the public. This book presents the growing complexity of disasters, the rescue strategies adopted and the challenges that society faces every day.

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