Overview
- Locates disaster risk reduction within a wider context than the technical parameters that usually shape the discussion
- Written for educated readers who do not necessarily possess the technical background of practitioners in the area of disaster risk reduction
- Articulates principles for practical action based on the analysis
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies (BRIEFSCLIMATE)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book sums up and interprets issues of disaster risk reduction and makes them accessible to professional and non-professional readers alike, including governmental policy makers.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System
Book Subtitle: Ruminations on a Way Forward
Authors: Michael Gordy
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41667-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41666-3Published: 20 July 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41667-0Published: 11 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2213-784X
Series E-ISSN: 2213-7858
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 71
Topics: Climate Change, Climate Change Management and Policy, International Political Economy, Natural Hazards
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Finance, Business & Banking, Oil, Gas & Geosciences