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Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions

Name: Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions
ISBN: 9780309659857

Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences: Future Challenges and Opportunities, National

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Social science research conducted since the late 1970s has contributed greatly to society's ability to mitigate and adapt to natural, technological, and willful disasters. However, as evidenced by Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and other recent events, hazards and disaster research and its application could be improved greatly. In particular, more studies should be pursued that compare how the characteristics of different types of events - including predictability, forewarning, magnitude, and duration of impact - affect societal vulnerability and response. This book includes more than thirty recommendations for the hazards and disaster community.

Kategori:

Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences

Tahun:

2006

Penerbit:

National Academies Press

Bahasa:

english

Halaman:

408

ISBN 10:

030965985X