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