Автор: Levy Joel Название: Meltdown: Nuclear Disaster and the Human Cost of Going Critical ISBN: 1787394999 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781787394995 Издательство: Carlton Books Рейтинг: Цена: 9490.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy.
Explores the unintended consequences of civic activism in a disaster-prone city
After Hurricane Katrina, thousands of people swiftly mobilized to rebuild their neighborhoods, often assisted by government organizations, nonprofits, and other major institutions. In Rethinking Community Resilience, Min Hee Go shows that these recovery efforts are not always the panacea they seem to be, and can actually escalate the city’s susceptibility to future environmental hazards.
Drawing upon interviews, public records, and more, Go explores the hidden costs of community resilience. She shows that—despite good intentions—recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina exacerbated existing race and class inequalities, putting disadvantaged communities at risk. Ultimately, Go shows that when governments, nonprofits, and communities invest in rebuilding rather than relocating, they inadvertently lay the groundwork for a cycle of vulnerabilities. As cities come to terms with climate change adaptation—rather than prevention—Rethinking Community Resilienceprovides insight into the challenges communities increasingly face in the twenty-first century.
Автор: Fury Sam Название: The Disaster Survival Handbook: The Disaster Preparedness Handbook for Man-Made and Natural Disasters ISBN: 1925979083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781925979084 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Do You Know How to Survive a Disaster?If the answer is "NO" then this disaster survival book is a MUST-HAVE!This is a no-nonsense reference book on what to do in a wide range of man-made and natural disasters. Add this book to your disaster survival supplies, because knowledge is more useful than any survival gadget!Get it now.
Автор: Drolet Julie L Название: Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster ISBN: 0190942193 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190942199 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 47510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster brings together an international team of social work researchers to provide a comprehensive perspective on the realities of disaster recovery and explore key concepts such as resilience, community-based disaster risk reduction, and social and gendered construction of vulnerability and capabilities.
Автор: Kennedy Michael, Metz David, Dezenski Elaine K. Название: Assessing the Cost of Disaster Recovery and Identifying Funding Sources in the Hsoac Puerto Rico Economic and Disaster Recovery Plan Project ISBN: 197740314X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781977403148 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 36480.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This report describes the work done on estimating the costs of, and identifying potential funding sources for, Puerto Rico's economic and disaster recovery plan. Total estimated cost is $139 billion. Up to $94 billion of funding from the federal government and private insurance claims is estimated to be available. Sources to fill the gap include the Puerto Rico government, the private sector, public-private partnerships, and philanthropies.
Автор: McGlown, Joanne Название: Case Studies In Disaster Preparedness ISBN: 012809527X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780128095270 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 56940.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание:
Case Studies in Disaster Preparedness: A volume in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series presents international cases on planning, training, exercise and evaluation, and public information and education when disaster is imminent. Key findings about preparedness from the disaster literature demonstrate how emergency managers can apply these findings. The volume also emphasizes the importance of social engagement and addresses cross-cultural issues and its implications for preparedness in an international context (e.g., for humanitarian aid agencies).
Finally, it illustrates how different sectoral needs (e.g., health care, education, private sector) become a motive for adopting innovation and adaptation as a strategy for preparing for disasters.
Автор: Cleveland Kyle, Knowles Scott Gabriel, Shineha Ryuma Название: Legacies of Fukushima: 3.11 in Context ISBN: 0812252985 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812252989 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 41760.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
It was an unlikely convergence of events. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the largest in Japanese memory and the fourth largest recorded in world history; a tsunami that peaked at forty meters, devastating the seaboard of northeastern Japan; three reactors in meltdown at the Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima; experts in disarray and suffering victims young and old. It was, as well, an unlikely convergence of legacies. Submerged traumas resurfaced and communities long accustomed to living quietly with hazards suddenly were heard. New legacies of disaster were handed down, unfolding slowly for generations to come.
The defining disaster of contemporary Japanese history still goes by many different names: The Great East Japan Earthquake; the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami; the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster; the 3.11 Triple Disaster. Each name represents a struggle to place the disaster on a map and fix a date to a timeline. But within each of these names hides a combination of disasters and legacies that converged on March 11, 2011, before veering away in all directions: to the past, to the future, across a nation, and around the world. Which pathways from the past will continue, which pathways ended with 3.11, and how are these legacies entangled? Legacies of Fukushima places these questions front and center. The authors collected here contextualize 3.11 as a disaster with a long period of premonition and an uncertain future. The volume employs a critical disaster studies approach, and the authors are drawn from the realms of journalism and academia, science policy and citizen science, activism and governance—and they come from East Asia, America, and Europe. 3.11 is a Japanese legacy with global impact, and the authors and their methods reflect this diversity of experience.
Contributors: Sean Bonner, Azby Brown, Kyle Cleveland, Martin Fackler, Robert Jacobs, Paul Jobin, Kohta Juraku, Tatsuhiro Kamisato, Jeff Kingston, William J. Kinsella, Scott Gabriel Knowles, Robert Jay Lifton, Luis Felipe R. Murillo, Basak Saraç-Lesavre, Sonja D. Schmid, Ryuma Shineha, James Simms, Tatsujiro Suzuki, Ekou Yagi.
Автор: Martins, Nuno Название: Enhancing Disaster Preparedness ISBN: 0128190787 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780128190784 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 110030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Enhancing Disaster Preparedness: From Humanitarian Architecture to Community Resilience relates to the fourth priority of the UNDRR's Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Taking a wide understanding of disaster preparedness, the book deals with resilient responses and building capacities related to hazardous events, bringing some practical experiences and theoretical insights in this regard. Mostly based on field research conducted in the Global South by architects and other built-environment professionals, the book covers both post-disaster interventions (rebuilding and recovery) and development-related processes.
Its three parts address the interlinkages between humanitarian design, community resilience, and inclusive governance, which are crucial for fostering effective disaster preparedness. Part I discusses the changing roles of architects and urban designers involved in the humanitarian sphere. Part II concentrates on resilience as a socioecological capacity to enhance preparedness within community-based spatial processes. Focused on global dynamics, Part III covers topics emphasizing the link between the management of crises, whether political or economic, at different levels of governance, and the vulnerability of communities and structures on the national and local scales. As such, the book approaches rising global priorities and brings timely lessons to support building a more equitable, safe, and resilient environment in a rapidly urbanized world.
Автор: Drake, Phillip Название: Indonesia and the Politics of Disaster ISBN: 036788965X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367889654 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 42870.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Named after Lapindo Brantas, a gas exploration company that was drilling at the eruption site, the Lapindo mudflow initially burst in 2006 and continues to flow today, becoming the most expensive disaster in Indonesia`s history. Using this environmental incident in Indonesia as a case study, this book explores representations of disaster in scie
Название: Asian Law in Disasters ISBN: 1138930636 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138930636 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 193950.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
This book is a critical analysis of several of the most disaster-prone regions in Asia. Its unique focus is on the legal issues in the phase of disaster recovery, the most lengthy and difficult stage of disaster response that follows the conclusion of initial emergency stage of humanitarian aid. In the stage of disaster recovery, the law decides the fate of reconstruction for the individual houses and livelihoods of the disaster-affected people and sets the limit of governmental support for them during the lengthy period of suspension of normal living until full recovery is obtained. Researchers who were participant-observers in the difficult recovery phase after the mega-disasters in Asia analyse the reality of the functions of law which often hinder, rather than foster, efforts to restore disaster victims' lives. The book collects research conducted with an emphasis on empirical approaches to legal sociology, including direct interviews with people affected by the disaster. It offers a holistic approach beyond the traditional sectionalism of legal studies by starting with a historical review and incorporating both spheres of public law and private law, in order to obtain a new perspective that can concurrently achieve disaster risk reductions and human-centered recoveries.
With particular emphasis on the unexplored area of law in the post-disaster recovery phase, this book will attract the attention of students and scholars of disaster studies, legal studies, Asian studies, as well as those who work in the practice of disaster management.
Автор: Winchester Название: Power, Choice and Vulnerability ISBN: 1138995185 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138995185 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 23470.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Natural disasters make dramatic reading. Every year, some area of the world is devastated by a disaster, with enormous consequent loss of life and disruption to livelihoods. What can be done to alleviate this? Why are such disasters so lethal? Why do people expose themselves to such hazards? Do mitigation programmes help? What effect does aid really have on the areas that receive it?
By examining one particular cyclone-prone area of Southern India in great detail over a 10-year period Peter Winchester has come up with some perceptive answers to the questions. In particular, he formulates a set of five 'golden rules' for disaster management.
The book will provide valuable and thought-provoking reading for anyone involved with disaster management, and will be essential for all those whose work involves aid or development in disaster-prone areas.
Автор: Rebotier, Julien Название: Disaster Prevention Policies ISBN: 1785481967 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785481963 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 101060.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
This book addresses disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies, focusing on reducing the paradox that exists between the compulsory implementation of DRR policies and continuing limitations The authors use their knowledge of the ever-evolving threats associated with disasters and their prevention to investigate this famous paradox and propose solutions that will help readers understand and reconsider its existence. The authors also discuss conditionings behind this paradox, helping readers understand the existing solutions, also suggesting how to reduce the limitations of DRR policies.
Offers a fresh perspective on the assessments currently available on disaster and DRR policies
Provides insight based on examples of DRR policies taken from Latin American, Asian, and European cases
Focuses on reducing the paradox that exists between the compulsory implementation of DRR policies and continuing limitations
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