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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

MARCH 7, 2019

Myth 58: For every dollar [pound, euro, shekel] spent on disaster risk reduction, between four and 11 dollars are saved in damage and losses avoided. It is quite probable that prudent investment in risk reduction is less expensive than are losses, but no one has the slightest idea how much cheaper. See: Alexander, D.E.

Hospitality

Hospitality All-Hazards Risk Reduction Logistics

Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Emergency Planning

JULY 29, 2019

The result is a communication process which has been termed chronic contagion (Pomerantsev 2019). Arbitrary rule is, of course, nothing new, but what is new is the role of networked electronic communication. Any attempt to relate the current anomie to disaster risk reduction (DRR) must take account of the 'egg hypothesis'.

Risk Reduction

Risk Reduction Internet Media All-Hazards

Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

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