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Disaster Prevention Policies /

By: Rebotier, JulienMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Elsevier, 2016ISBN: 9781785481963Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Part 1: Disaster Prevention Policies: Paradoxical and Ambiguous Assessments 1 - The Rise in Knowledge and Policies Suggest an Increase in Disasters Pages 3-31 2 - The Contributions to Disaster Prevention are Difficult to Assess Pages 33-55 Part 2: Understanding and Managing Disaster Risk: The Multiple Limits of Specialized Approaches Introduction Page 57 3 - The Limits of Understanding Disasters Pages 59-81 4 - The Limits of Disaster Prevention: Returns on Management Experiences Pages 83-98 Introduction Pages 99-101 5 - The Principle of Cognitive Limits: Its Application to Disaster Prevention Pages 103-122 6 - Bridging the Gap between Disaster Prevention and Environmental Concerns Pages 123-137 7 - Reflections upon the Contribution of Social Geography to Disaster Prevention Pages 139-164 8 - How Can We Best Manage Disasters? Pages 165-190 Conclusion Pages 191-197 Bibliography Pages 199-218

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Part 1: Disaster Prevention Policies: Paradoxical and Ambiguous Assessments
1 - The Rise in Knowledge and Policies Suggest an Increase in Disasters
Pages 3-31

2 - The Contributions to Disaster Prevention are Difficult to Assess
Pages 33-55

Part 2: Understanding and Managing Disaster Risk: The Multiple Limits of Specialized Approaches
Introduction
Page 57

3 - The Limits of Understanding Disasters
Pages 59-81

4 - The Limits of Disaster Prevention: Returns on Management Experiences
Pages 83-98

Introduction
Pages 99-101

5 - The Principle of Cognitive Limits: Its Application to Disaster Prevention
Pages 103-122

6 - Bridging the Gap between Disaster Prevention and Environmental Concerns
Pages 123-137

7 - Reflections upon the Contribution of Social Geography to Disaster Prevention
Pages 139-164

8 - How Can We Best Manage Disasters?
Pages 165-190

Conclusion
Pages 191-197

Bibliography
Pages 199-218

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