Main Title |
Disaster resilience : an integrated approach / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Charles C Thomas, |
Year Published |
2006 |
OCLC Number |
65065531 |
ISBN |
0398076634; 9780398076634; 0398076642 (pbk.); 9780398076641 (pbk.) |
Subjects |
Disasters--Social aspects ;
Natural disasters--Social aspects ;
Hazardous geographic environments ;
Risk management ;
Emergency management ;
Preparedness ;
Community organization ;
Resilience (Personality trait)
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
HV553.D58 2006 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
08/28/2012 |
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Collation |
xxii, 321 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Disaster resilience: building capacity to co-exist with natural hazards and their consequences / Douglas Paton -- Identifying the characteristics of a disaster resilient society / Douglas Paton and David Johnston -- Natural hazards / C.E. Gregg and B.F. Houghton -- Lifelines and urban resilience / David Johnston, Julia Becker, and Jim Cousins -- Hazard mitigation: a priority for sustainable communities / Robert O. Schneider -- Assessing social resilience / Philip Buckle -- Natural hazard resilience: the role of individual and household preparedness / Douglas Paton, John McClure, and Petra T. Bèurgelt -- Weathering the storm: women's preparedness as a form of resilience to weather-related hazards in northern Australia / Alison Cottrell -- Encouraging protective behaviors in communities / Leigh Smith -- Links between community and individual resilience: evidence from cyclone affected communities in north west Australia / Julie Ann Pooley, Lynne Cohen, and Moira O'Connor -- The Hakka spirit as a predictor of resilience / Li-Ju Jang and Walter LaMendola -- Exploring the complexity of social and ecological resilience to hazards / Douglas Paton, Gail Kelly, and Michael Doherty -- The media, bushfires and community resilience / W. Peter Hughes and Peter B. White -- Economic resilience to disasters: towards a consistent and comprehensive formulation / Adam Rose -- Managing company risk and resilience through business continuity management / Douglas Paton and Rosemary Hill -- Resilience in emergency management: managing the flood / Douglas Paton and Trevor Auld -- Planning for hazard resilient communities / David King -- Disaster resilience: integrating individual, community, institutional and environmental perspectives / Douglas Paton. |
Place Published |
Springfield, Ill. |
PUB Date Free Form |
c2006 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2006044509 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20120824152417 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03669cam 22005294a 45020 |