The Social Roots of Risk: Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience

by Kathleen J. Tierney

Book Overview

The first decade of the 21st century saw a remarkable number of large-scale disasters. Earthquakes in Haiti and Sumatra underscored the serious economic consequences that catastrophic events can have on developing countries, while 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina showed that first world nations remain vulnerable.

The Social Roots of Risk argues against the widespread notion that cataclysmic occurrences are singular events, driven by forces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804791392
• ISBN13: 9780804791397
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Stanford Business Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"