Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and adaptation in practice

This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (Eco-DRR/CCA) globally. It provides further evidence that ecosystem-based approaches make economic sense, and showcases how research has progressively filled knowledge gaps about translating this concept into practice. It presents a number of methods, and tools t…

Mountain hazards and disaster risk reduction

The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and water-induced disasters. This fragile mountain region is under tremendous stress from climate change and land-use degradation that has accelerated flash floods, river-line floods, erosion, and wet mass movements during the monsoon period and drought in the non-monsoon period. Against the backdrop of intensifying disas…

Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: a practical guide

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ISBN/ISSN

9789241545419

Collation

xx, 252 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

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[TLK-LIB-133]

Theorizing crisis communication

Theorizing Crisis Communication presents a comprehensive review and critique of the broad range of theoretical frameworks designed to explain the role of communication in the development, management, and consequences of natural and man-made crises. Brings together the variety of theoretical approaches emerging in the study of crisis communication into one volume for the first time. Summarizes t…

Introduction to emergency management

Introduction to Emergency Management, Second Edition is a practical reference for students and professionals covering disaster response planning and mitigation. The book details the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (U.S), the Federal Response Plan (FRP), and the roles, responsibilities, and interrelationship between FEMA and state and local emergency management systems. It also covers…

Principles of emergency planning and management

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ISBN/ISSN

9780195218381

Collation

xii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Call Number

[TLK-LIB-98]

Introduction to international disaster management

Offers practitioners, educators and students with a comprehensive overview of the players, processes and special issues involved in the management of large-scale natural and technological disasters. This book discusses special issues encountered in the management of international disasters.

The handbook of disaster and emergency policies and institutions

Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to implement planning and prev…

Disaster management and preparedness

Detailing methods for preparing organizations for disasters, this book discusses tried and true tactics and areas often overlooked during the reactive and post-disaster phases. It addresses special considerations important in planning for disaster management, from chemical spills, floods, and terrorist attacks to catastrophic events.

Chaos organization and disaster management

The Official Organizing of Chaos Creating Disasters Preparing for the Worst Are Disaster Agencies Effective? The Other Side-Victims Perspective The Power of Tradition The Odds of Being a Victim The Mother Hen Effect Alternative Organizational Forms Disaster Communities as Survival Mechanisms Privatizing Disaster Management