Environment Disaster Linkages

by Rajib Shaw

Disaster management has historically focused on reactive approaches, but a shift to proactive approaches is crucial for addressing concerns raised by the changing environment. A prime reason for the absence of proactive approaches in disaster/hazard management is the uncertainty or ambiguity present in the links between the environment and the hazards. This is one of the first books to focus on explicit linkages between the changing environment and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857248650
• ISBN13: 9780857248657
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 369 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"