Disaster risk reduction and the global system : ruminations on a way forward /
Gordy, Michael.
Disaster risk reduction and the global system : ruminations on a way forward / Michael Gordy. - v, 71 pages ; 24 cm. - SpringerBriefs in climate studies. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Underlying Risk Factors -- The Social Construction of Risk -- Development and Risk -- The Poverty-Disaster Risk Nexus -- Global Capitalism and Disaster Risk -- Political Will and Governance -- The Importance of Extensive Risk -- The Invisibility of Risks -- Urbanization and Land Use -- Agribusiness and Food Security -- Environmental Degradation -- Climate Change as a Magnifier and Meta-disaster -- Conclusion.
978-3-319-41666-3 Bp. Pbk.
Climate change.
Natural disasters.
Political economy.
HV 551.2 G67 2016 CTE
Disaster risk reduction and the global system : ruminations on a way forward / Michael Gordy. - v, 71 pages ; 24 cm. - SpringerBriefs in climate studies. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Underlying Risk Factors -- The Social Construction of Risk -- Development and Risk -- The Poverty-Disaster Risk Nexus -- Global Capitalism and Disaster Risk -- Political Will and Governance -- The Importance of Extensive Risk -- The Invisibility of Risks -- Urbanization and Land Use -- Agribusiness and Food Security -- Environmental Degradation -- Climate Change as a Magnifier and Meta-disaster -- Conclusion.
978-3-319-41666-3 Bp. Pbk.
Climate change.
Natural disasters.
Political economy.
HV 551.2 G67 2016 CTE