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OverviewThere is a perennial gap between theory and practice, between academia and active professionals in the field of disaster management. This gap means that valuable lessons are not learned and people die or suffer as a result. This book opens a dialogue between theory and practice. It offers vital lessons to practitioners from scholarship on natural hazards, disaster risk management and reduction and developments studies, opening up new insights in accessible language with practical applications. It also offers to academics the insights of the enormous experience practitioners have accumulated, highlighting gaps in research and challenging assumptions and theories against the reality of experience. Disaster Management covers issues in all phases of the disaster cycle: preparedness, prevention, response and recovery. It also addresses cross-cutting issues including political, economic and social factors that influence differential vulnerability, and key areas of practice such as vulnerability mapping, early warning, infrastructure protection, emergency management, reconstruction, health care and education, and gender issues. The team of international authors combine their years of experience in research and the field to offer vital lessons for practitioners, academics and students alike. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Maureen Fordham (University of Northumbria, UK) , Ben Wisner (Oberlin College, USA) , Ilan Kelman (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Norway University College London, UK University College London, UK University College London, UK) , Jc Gaillard (University of Grenoble, France University of Auckland, NZ. University of Auckland, NZ. University of Auckland, NZ.)Publisher: Routledge Imprint: Routledge ISBN: 9781306132206ISBN 10: 1306132207 Pages: 353 Publication Date: 01 January 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |