Disaster Management and Civil Society: Earthquake Relief in Japan, Turkey and India

by Tim Jacoby, Alpaslan Ozerdem, Alpaslan Özerdem, et al.

This analysis of the aftermath of earthquakes in Japan, Turkey and India reveals important insights into how the outcome of each was affected by the different styles of state-society relationships. Using a comparative approach the book also seeks to draw out patterns and lessons that can be applied more generally to societies in the aftermath of such events. The result is a groundbreaking work that will be of major importance to all those whose work...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845110536
• ISBN13: 9781845110536
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"