The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters: Models Informed by the Global Experience 1950-2005

by Sasha Rudenstine and Sandro Galea

Book Overview

The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters brings a public health perspective to the literature, reflecting the increasing importance of the field in both disaster preparedness and disaster response. Arguing that a disaster is not only the event but its aftermath as well, the authors apply salient local content to the study of scenarios ranging from the Cuzco, Peru, earthquake of 1950 to the Columbine school shooting, the Oklahoma City bombing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489991883
• ISBN13: 9781489991881
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"