Advanced Introduction to Disaster Risk Reduction. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Douglas Paton.
• Authors: Paton, Douglas
• Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction to disaster risk reduction 2. Understanding disaster risk 3. Anticipation 4. Preparedness 5. DRR in international contexts: cross-cultural issues 6. DRR in response and recovery settings 7. Assessing the effectiveness of DRR: cost–benefit and evaluation perspectives 8. Transformative learning, capacity development and building back better 9. Conclusions and future issues References Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (192 pages)
• Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief; Social impact of disasters; NATURE -- Natural Disasters; NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography; Natural disasters; Human geography; Social, group or collective psychology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781803920467; 1803920467
• Related ISBNs: 9781803920450
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.