Hazards, risks and, disasters in society /

Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society provides analyses of environmentally related catastrophes within society in historical, political and economic contexts. Personal and corporate culture mediates how people may become more vulnerable or resilient to hazard exposure. Societies that strengthen t...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Collins, Andrew E. (Editor), Jayawickrama, Janaka (Editor), Jones, Samantha, 1969- (Editor), Manyena, Bernard (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2014.
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Summary:Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society provides analyses of environmentally related catastrophes within society in historical, political and economic contexts. Personal and corporate culture mediates how people may become more vulnerable or resilient to hazard exposure. Societies that strengthen themselves, or are strengthened, mitigate decline and resultant further exposure to what are largely human induced risks of environmental, social and economic degradation. This book outlines why it is important to explore in more depth the relationships between environmental hazards, risk and disast.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780123964748
0123964741