There is a perennial gap between theory and practice, between academia and active professionals in the field. In disaster management this gap means that valuable lessons are not learned and people die or suffer as a result. This book opens a dialogue between theory and practice.
There is a perennial gap between theory and practice, between academia and active professionals in the field. In disaster management this gap means that valuable lessons are not learned and people die or suffer as a result. This book opens a dialogue between theory and practice.
Alejandro López-Carresi is founder and director of CEDEM Centre for Disaster and Emergency Management in Madrid, Spain. Maureen Fordham is Principal Lecturer and Enterprise Fellow at the Department of Geography, Northumbria University, UK. Ben Wisner, who has worked in development and hazards for 47 years, is a research affiliate at University College London, UK. Ilan Kelman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO) in Norway. JC Gaillard is an Associate Professor in the School of Environment at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction:who what and why? Part 1: Prevention and Risk Reduction 2. Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity, Risk and Participation 3. Gender aspects of Disaster Management 4. Community-based Disaster risk reduction and Disaster Management 5. People-centred early warning 6. Disaster Education in schools 7.Many strong voices for Climate Change Education: examples from Belize and Timor-Leste Part 2: Response and Recovery 8. Managing infrastructure, environment and disaster risk 9. emergency and disaster planning 10. common myths and misconceptions in Disaster Management 11. Health aspects of Disaster Management 12. Disaster insurance for the poor 13. Post-disaster recovery planning: Introductory notes on its challenges and potentials Part 3: Regional Perspectives 14. Experiences from Sub-Saharan Africa 15. Disaster Risk Management in Latin America and the Caribbean: Four decades of evolution and change, 1970 to 2010 16. Disaster Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific: emerging trends and directions 17. Integrating people's capacities in Disaster Risk Reduction through participatory mapping, 18. A knowledge integration tool for Disaster Risk Reduction including Climate Change 19. Conclusion: Addressing all vulnerabilities
1. Introduction:who what and why? Part 1: Prevention and Risk Reduction 2. Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity, Risk and Participation 3. Gender aspects of Disaster Management 4. Community-based Disaster risk reduction and Disaster Management 5. People-centred early warning 6. Disaster Education in schools 7.Many strong voices for Climate Change Education: examples from Belize and Timor-Leste Part 2: Response and Recovery 8. Managing infrastructure, environment and disaster risk 9. emergency and disaster planning 10. common myths and misconceptions in Disaster Management 11. Health aspects of Disaster Management 12. Disaster insurance for the poor 13. Post-disaster recovery planning: Introductory notes on its challenges and potentials Part 3: Regional Perspectives 14. Experiences from Sub-Saharan Africa 15. Disaster Risk Management in Latin America and the Caribbean: Four decades of evolution and change, 1970 to 2010 16. Disaster Risk Management in the Asia-Pacific: emerging trends and directions 17. Integrating people's capacities in Disaster Risk Reduction through participatory mapping, 18. A knowledge integration tool for Disaster Risk Reduction including Climate Change 19. Conclusion: Addressing all vulnerabilities
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