Disaster and Development
Examining Global Issues and Cases
Editors: Kapucu, Naim, Liou, Kuotsai Tom (Eds.)
Free Preview- Closely examines the concepts of disasters and sustainable economic development as they are applied around the world
- Sheds light on how communities can boost their ability to respond to and recover from disasters
- Provides guidelines that are broadly applicable to a variety of circumstances, disasters and geographic regions
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- About this book
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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.
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“Naim Kapucu and Kuotsai Tom Liou’s Disaster and Development: Examining Global Issues and Cases is a welcome addition to a growing body of literature exploring practices in emergency management worldwide. … The volume is ideal for advanced courses in emergency management and disaster studies or as a reference on the diversity of international approaches to recent disasters.” (Jessica Bonnan-White, Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. XXXIX (3), January, 2015)
- Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Disasters and Development: Investigating an Integrated Framework
Pages 1-15
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Disasters, Development, and Resilience: Exploring the Need for Comprehensive Vulnerability Management
Pages 19-37
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Focusing Events in Disasters and Development
Pages 39-60
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Linking Development to Disasters in Turkey: Moving Forward After the Marmara Earthquake
Pages 61-78
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Disaster Management System in Azerbaijan: The Case of 2010 Kura River Flood
Pages 79-92
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Disaster and Development
- Book Subtitle
- Examining Global Issues and Cases
- Editors
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- Naim Kapucu
- Kuotsai Tom Liou
- Series Title
- Environmental Hazards
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights for India: Researchco Book Centre, New Delhi, India
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-04468-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-04468-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-04467-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-35665-5
- Series ISSN
- 2542-9787
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 469
- Number of Illustrations
- 15 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
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