Local disaster risk management in a changing climate :: perspective from Central America /
Disasters cause economic as well as human losses. Indeed, economic losses associated directly with disasters have continued at increasing proportions worldwide since the 1970s, as the 2011 Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction conducted by the United Nations International Strategy for...
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Schriftenreihe: | Community, environment and disaster risk management ;
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Zusammenfassung: | Disasters cause economic as well as human losses. Indeed, economic losses associated directly with disasters have continued at increasing proportions worldwide since the 1970s, as the 2011 Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction conducted by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) illustrates. Disaster losses due to single geological events sometimes appear much greater in magnitude than those attributed to climate-related disasters. Nonetheless, the overall trend for increasing loss can largely be attributed to the increase in climate-related disasters, which in turn is triggered in part by global climate change. Furthermore, as such disasters increase in frequency, it intensifies vulnerability in the poorest regions of developing countries. In this book, the authors discuss effective approaches to enhancing the local disaster risk management (DRM) capacity of developing countries to combat increasing climate-related disaster impacts. Also provided are ideas and lessons on local disaster risk management, in terms of planning and practice in developing countries, with particular focus on a case study in Costa Rica. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781783509362 1783509368 178350935X 9781783509355 |
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contents | Introduction -- Local disaster risk management in Central America -- Incorporating climate hazards into national disaster risk management -- Incorporating climate hazards into local development planning -- Elements for sustainable community-based disaster risk management -- Climate change perception and local risk awareness for sustainable community-based disaster risk management -- Factors for enhancing local DRM capacity -- Conclusion. |
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spelling | Hori, Tsuneki, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014162732 Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America / Tsuneki Hori, Rajib Shaw. Bingley, England : Emerald, 2014. ©2014 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, 2040-7262 ; Volume 17 Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 16, 2014). Introduction -- Local disaster risk management in Central America -- Incorporating climate hazards into national disaster risk management -- Incorporating climate hazards into local development planning -- Elements for sustainable community-based disaster risk management -- Climate change perception and local risk awareness for sustainable community-based disaster risk management -- Factors for enhancing local DRM capacity -- Conclusion. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses. Indeed, economic losses associated directly with disasters have continued at increasing proportions worldwide since the 1970s, as the 2011 Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction conducted by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) illustrates. Disaster losses due to single geological events sometimes appear much greater in magnitude than those attributed to climate-related disasters. Nonetheless, the overall trend for increasing loss can largely be attributed to the increase in climate-related disasters, which in turn is triggered in part by global climate change. Furthermore, as such disasters increase in frequency, it intensifies vulnerability in the poorest regions of developing countries. In this book, the authors discuss effective approaches to enhancing the local disaster risk management (DRM) capacity of developing countries to combat increasing climate-related disaster impacts. Also provided are ideas and lessons on local disaster risk management, in terms of planning and practice in developing countries, with particular focus on a case study in Costa Rica. Environmental degradation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006466 Environmental protection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044203 Global warming. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89000812 Global Warming https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057232 Environnement Dégradation. Environnement Protection. Réchauffement de la Terre. environmental protection. aat global warming. aat Management of land & natural resources. bicssc Natural disasters. bicssc Social impact of environmental issues. bicssc BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Environmental degradation fast Environmental protection fast Global warming fast Shaw, Rajib, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009025009 has work: Local disaster risk management in a changing climate (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGPXPQVbcQtpK4bkbgXRgC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Hori, Tsuneki. Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America. Bingley, England : Emerald, ©2014 xxiv, 192 pages Community, environment and disaster risk management ; Volume 17 9781783509355 Community, environment and disaster risk management ; Volume 17. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010052470 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBU FWS_PDA_EBU https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=862115 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Hori, Tsuneki Shaw, Rajib Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America / Community, environment and disaster risk management ; Introduction -- Local disaster risk management in Central America -- Incorporating climate hazards into national disaster risk management -- Incorporating climate hazards into local development planning -- Elements for sustainable community-based disaster risk management -- Climate change perception and local risk awareness for sustainable community-based disaster risk management -- Factors for enhancing local DRM capacity -- Conclusion. Environmental degradation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006466 Environmental protection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044203 Global warming. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89000812 Global Warming https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057232 Environnement Dégradation. Environnement Protection. Réchauffement de la Terre. environmental protection. aat global warming. aat Management of land & natural resources. bicssc Natural disasters. bicssc Social impact of environmental issues. bicssc BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Environmental degradation fast Environmental protection fast Global warming fast |
subject_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006466 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044203 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89000812 https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057232 |
title | Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America / |
title_auth | Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America / |
title_exact_search | Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America / |
title_full | Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America / Tsuneki Hori, Rajib Shaw. |
title_fullStr | Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America / Tsuneki Hori, Rajib Shaw. |
title_full_unstemmed | Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : perspective from Central America / Tsuneki Hori, Rajib Shaw. |
title_short | Local disaster risk management in a changing climate : |
title_sort | local disaster risk management in a changing climate perspective from central america |
title_sub | perspective from Central America / |
topic | Environmental degradation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006466 Environmental protection. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044203 Global warming. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89000812 Global Warming https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057232 Environnement Dégradation. Environnement Protection. Réchauffement de la Terre. environmental protection. aat global warming. aat Management of land & natural resources. bicssc Natural disasters. bicssc Social impact of environmental issues. bicssc BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Environmental degradation fast Environmental protection fast Global warming fast |
topic_facet | Environmental degradation. Environmental protection. Global warming. Global Warming Environnement Dégradation. Environnement Protection. Réchauffement de la Terre. environmental protection. global warming. Management of land & natural resources. Natural disasters. Social impact of environmental issues. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE General. Environmental degradation Environmental protection Global warming |
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