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Beyond disasters : creating opportunities for peace /

"The Indian Ocean tsumani, the Kashmir earthquake, Hurricane Katrina--these disasters affected millions of people and captured the world's attention, elicting some of the most generous humanitarian responses ever. Unfortunately, we now face a future in which disasters will become more com...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Renner, Michael, 1957-
Corporate Author: Worldwatch Institute
Other Authors: Chafe, Zoë, Mastny, Lisa
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Worldwatch Institute, [2007]
Series:Worldwatch report.
Subjects:
Natural disasters > Political aspects.
Disaster relief > Political aspects.
Peace-building.
Conflict management.
Disaster relief > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Disaster relief > Sri Lanka.
Disaster relief > Indonesia > Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
Earthquakes > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Tsunamis > Indonesia > Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
Tsunamis > Sri Lanka.
Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • "Unnatural" disasters
  • The march toward disaster
  • Understanding factors of vulnerability
  • Storm clouds and silver linings
  • Case study: Aceh : peacemaking after the Tsunami
  • Case study: Sri Lanka : a "double blow" to development
  • Case study: Kashmir : physical tremor, but no political earthquake
  • Creating future opportunities for peace.