Disaster and development / by Andrew E. Collins

By:

Collins, Andrew E

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Routledge: 2009. London,Description: xvii, 285pISBN:

9780415426688

Subject(s):

Economic development Natural disasters

DDC classification:

338.9 COL-D

Contents:

1. Introduction: Why Disaster and Development-- 2. Viewing Disasters from Perspectives of Development -- 3. How Disasters Influence Development-- 4. Physical and Mental Health in Disaster and Development-- 5. Learning and Planning in Disaster Management-- 6. Disaster Early Warning and Risk Management -- 7. Disaster Migration, Response and Recovery -- 8. Conclusions

Summary: Development to a large extent determines the way in which hazards impact on people. This text illuminates the complexity of the relationship between disaster and development. It opens with an assessment of the scope of contemporary disaster and development studies, highlighting the rationale for looking at the two issues as part of the same topic.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-1	Non Fiction	338.9 COL-D (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006203

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1. Introduction: Why Disaster and Development--
2. Viewing Disasters from Perspectives of Development --
3. How Disasters Influence Development--
4. Physical and Mental Health in Disaster and Development--
5. Learning and Planning in Disaster Management--
6. Disaster Early Warning and Risk Management --
7. Disaster Migration, Response and Recovery --
8. Conclusions

Development to a large extent determines the way in which hazards impact on people. This text illuminates the complexity of the relationship between disaster and development. It opens with an assessment of the scope of contemporary disaster and development studies, highlighting the rationale for looking at the two issues as part of the same topic.

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