Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes - Softcover

Etkin, David

 
9780128002278: Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0128002271 ISBN 13: 9780128002278
Verlag: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency management, Disaster Theory clearly lays out the conceptual framework of the emerging field of disaster studies. Tailored to the needs of advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this unique text also provides an ideal capstone for students who have already been introduced to the fundamentals of emergency management. Disaster Theory emphasizes the application of critical thinking in understanding disasters and their causes by synthesizing a wide range of information on theory and practice, including input from leading scholars in the field.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David Etkin is an Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management at York University, Toronto Canada. He has contributed to several national and international natural hazard projects including the 2nd U.S. national assessment of natural hazards, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), two NATO workshops, was Principal Investigator of the Canadian National Assessment of Natural Hazards, and is Past President of the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network. His research interests focus on disaster management, risk and climate change. He has over 80 publications to his credit, including 6 edited volumes.

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Verlag
Butterworth-Heinemann
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0128002271
ISBN 13 
9780128002278
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
386
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