Title
Disasters, Development and Resilience: Exploring the Need for Comprehensive Vulnerability Management
Files
Department
Emergency Management, Professional Studies, and Student Affairs Administration
Document Type
Book Chapter
Abstract
BOOK ABSTRACT: This book offers a systematic, empirical examination of the concepts of disasters and sustainable economic development applied to many cases around the world. It presents comprehensive coverage of the complex and dynamic relationship between disaster and development, making a vital contribution to the literature on disaster management, disaster resilience and sustainable development. The book collects twenty-three chapters, examining theoretical issues and investigating practical cases on policy, governance, and lessons learned in dealing with different types of disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods and hurricanes) in twenty countries and communities around the world.
First Page
19
Last Page
37
Publication Date
2014
Publisher
Springer
City
New York
ISBN
9783319044675
Recommended Citation
Manandhar, R., & McEntire, D. A. (2014). Disasters, Development and Resilience: Exploring the Need for Comprehensive Vulnerability Management. In Kapucu, N. & Liou, T. K. (Eds.), Disaster and Development: Examining Global Issues and Cases (pp. 19-37). New York, NY: Springer.