Recovery Diva

MAY 7, 2022

The book is part of Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change. is a disaster risk management specialist, currently working for the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC Global). Series Editor: Ilan Kelman. For more information: [link]. Reviewer: Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc.

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Risk Reduction Hazard Natural Hazard Vulnerability 113

Emergency Planning

JUNE 9, 2019

The next question is where to draw the boundaries in the study of disasters and practice of disaster risk reduction. Pandemics are included because many of the effects of a pandemic are likely to be socio-economic in nature. Disaster risk reduction policy is heavily influenced by the class of disaster involved.

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Risk Reduction Natural Hazard All-Hazards Hazard 130

Emergency Planning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The year 1980 was something of a watershed in the field of disaster risk reduction (or disaster management as it was then known). It was clear that the US Government was influenced by the suffering and the shortcomings of the response to the tragedy as it built up its own capacity to respond to natural hazard impacts.

Natural Hazard 130

Natural Hazard All-Hazards Automotive Risk Reduction 130