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Disaster resilience : an integrated approach /

This book will fill the gaps that hamper the effective utilization of the resilience and sustainability concepts within emergency planning: one concerns the lack of a comprehensive review of this multi-level concept; the second relates to its multi-level nature. Specifically, the text identifies a n...

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Други автори: Paton, Douglas., Johnston, D. M. 1966-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Springfield, Ill. : Charles C Thomas, ℗♭2006.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=452697
Подобни документи: Print version:: Disaster resilience.
Съдържание:
  • Disaster resilience: building capacity to co-exist with natural hazards and their consequences / Douglas Paton
  • Identifying the characteristics of a disaster resilient society / Douglas Paton and David Johnston
  • Natural hazards / C.E. Gregg and B.F. Houghton
  • Lifelines and urban resilience / David Johnston, Julia Becker, and Jim Cousins
  • Hazard mitigation: a priority for sustainable communities / Robert O. Schneider
  • Assessing social resilience / Philip Buckle
  • Natural hazard resilience: the role of individual and household preparedness / Douglas Paton, John McClure, and Petra T. Bu˜rgelt
  • Weathering the storm: women's preparedness as a form of resilience to weather-related hazards in northern Australia / Alison Cottrell
  • Encouraging protective behaviors in communities / Leigh Smith
  • Links between community and individual resilience: evidence from cyclone affected communities in north west Australia / Julie Ann Pooley, Lynne Cohen, and Moira O'Connor
  • The Hakka spirit as a predictor of resilience / Li-Ju Jang and Walter LaMendola
  • Exploring the complexity of social and ecological resilience to hazards / Douglas Paton, Gail Kelly, and Michael Doherty
  • The media, bushfires and community resilience / W. Peter Hughes and Peter B. White
  • Economic resilience to disasters: towards a consistent and comprehensive formulation / Adam Rose
  • Managing company risk and resilience through business continuity management / Douglas Paton and Rosemary Hill
  • Resilience in emergency management: managing the flood / Douglas Paton and Trevor Auld
  • Planning for hazard resilient communities / David King
  • Disaster resilience: integrating individual, community, institutional and environmental perspectives / Douglas Paton.