Michael R Greenberg

Protecting Seniors Against Environmental Disasters

From Hazards and Vulnerability to Prevention and Resilience

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Produktbeschreibung

This book connects the dots between two powerful trends in the US: the rapid growth of the 65+ year old population and the marked increase in natural and human-caused environmental disasters. Inevitably, these two trends lead to more environmental disasters disproportionately impacting seniors, unless coordinated planning, regulations, and practice focus on identifying best risk management practices and implementing them. Built on a risk analysis framework, this book uses literature, interviews and case studies to find the best lessons learned about how to prevent seniors' exposure to low probability but high consequence events and how to protect the 65+ year old population when these events do occur.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9781138282377
• ISBN-10: 1138282375
• Artikelnr.: 50447654

Autorenporträt

Michael R. Greenberg is Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. He serves as associate editor for environmental health for the American Journal of Public Health, and was editor-in-chief of Risk Analysis: An International Journal.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to the Baby Boom Generation and Risk Analysis 2. The Baby
Boom Imperative 3. Risk Assessment: Experiences of Seniors in Low
Probability, High Consequence Environmental Hazard Events 4. Risk
Management: Local, Stage and the Federal Government 5. Risk Management: Not
for Profit and For Profit Organizations 6. Risk Management: Seniors,
Assistants, Family and Friends 7. New Jersey's Three Recent Tropical Storms
and Hurricans: Experiences and Lessons Learned 8. Recommendations:
Increasing Mitigation and Resilience and Reducing Vulnerability