Disaster risk reduction and the global system : ruminations on a way forward / Michael Gordy.

By: Gordy, MichaelMaterial type: TextTextSeries: SpringerBriefs in climate studiesPublisher: Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, 2016Description: v, 71 pages ; 24 cmISBN: 978-3-319-41666-3 Bp. Pbk.Subject(s): Climate change | Natural disasters | Political economyLOC classification: HV 551.2 G67 2016 CTE
Contents:
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.
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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.

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