Main Title |
Mapping vulnerability : disasters, development, and people / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Earthscan Publications, |
Year Published |
2004 |
OCLC Number |
52057910 |
ISBN |
1853839647 (pbk.); 9781853839641 (pbk.); 1853839639 (hardback); 9781853839634 (hardback) |
Subjects |
Disaster relief--Case studies ;
Natural disasters--Case studies ;
Human beings--Effect of environment on--Case studies ;
Political ecology--Case studies ;
Disasters ;
Geography ;
Socioecomic Factors ;
Vulnerable Populations ;
Rampenbestrijding ;
Naturkatastrophe ;
Soziologie ;
Umwelt
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
HV553.M27 2004 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
08/28/2012 |
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Collation |
xix, 236 p. ; 25 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Theorizing vulnerability in a globalized world : a political ecological perspective / Anthony Oliver-Smith -- The historical geography of disaster : 'vulnerability' and 'local knowledge' in western discourse / Greg Bankoff -- The need for rethinking the concepts of vulnerability and risk from a holistic perspective : a necessary review and criticism for effective risk management / Omar D. Cardona -- Complexity and diversity : unlocking social domains of disaster response / Dorothea Hilhorst -- The Lower Lempa River Valley, El Salvador : risk reduction and development project / Allan Lavall -- El NiƤno events, forecasts and decision-making / Roger S. Pulwarty, Kenneth Broad and Timothy Finan -- Vulnerable regions versus vulnerable people : an Ethiopian case study / Linda Stephen -- From vulnerability to empowerment / Annelies Heijmans -- Progress in analysis of social vulnerability and capacity / Ian Davis -- Vulnerability reduction : a task for the vulnerable people themselves / Zenaida Delica-Willison and Robin Willison -- Macro-economic concepts of vulnerability : dynamics, complexity and public policy / Charlotte Benson -- Gendering vulnerability analysis : towards a more nuanced approach / Maureen Fordham -- Assessment of capability and vulnerability / Ben Wisner -- Vulnerability analysis as a means of strengthening policy formulation and policy practice / Georg Frerks and Stephen Bender. "Mapping Vulnerability, is essential reading for academics, students, policymakers and practitioners in disaster studies, geography, development studies, economics, environmental studies and sociology."--Jacket. |
Place Published |
London ; Sterling, VA |
PUB Date Free Form |
2004 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2003008344 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20120824153759 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04841cam 22008774a 45020 |