Disaster and development /
Collins, Andrew E.
Disaster and development / by Andrew E. Collins - London, Routledge: 2009. - xvii, 285p.
1. Introduction: Why Disaster and Development--
2. Viewing Disasters from Perspectives of Development --
3. How Disasters Influence Development--
4. Physical and Mental Health in Disaster and Development--
5. Learning and Planning in Disaster Management--
6. Disaster Early Warning and Risk Management --
7. Disaster Migration, Response and Recovery --
8. Conclusions
Development to a large extent determines the way in which hazards impact on people. This text illuminates the complexity of the relationship between disaster and development. It opens with an assessment of the scope of contemporary disaster and development studies, highlighting the rationale for looking at the two issues as part of the same topic.
9780415426688
Economic development
Natural disasters.
338.9 / COL-D
Disaster and development / by Andrew E. Collins - London, Routledge: 2009. - xvii, 285p.
1. Introduction: Why Disaster and Development--
2. Viewing Disasters from Perspectives of Development --
3. How Disasters Influence Development--
4. Physical and Mental Health in Disaster and Development--
5. Learning and Planning in Disaster Management--
6. Disaster Early Warning and Risk Management --
7. Disaster Migration, Response and Recovery --
8. Conclusions
Development to a large extent determines the way in which hazards impact on people. This text illuminates the complexity of the relationship between disaster and development. It opens with an assessment of the scope of contemporary disaster and development studies, highlighting the rationale for looking at the two issues as part of the same topic.
9780415426688
Economic development
Natural disasters.
338.9 / COL-D