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.