Preparing for disaster: building household and community capacity
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1. Verfasser: Paton, Douglas (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Springfield, Illinois Charles C Thomas, Publisher [2013]
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Despite the evident advantages that being prepared for natural life-threatening events confers on people and communities, research has consistently found that individual, community, and business preparedness levels are low. This book examines why this is so and identifies what can be done to expedite the development of sustained preparedness, at household, community, and societal levels. The text emphasizes the need for this aspect of social risk management to be based on engagement principles: how people engage with their natural environment, how they engage with each other, and how people an
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 245 pages)
ISBN:9780398088972
0398088977
9780398088958

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