Description: Understanding Disaster Risk : A Multidimensional Approach, Paperback by Santos, Pedro Pinto (EDT); Chmutina, Ksenia (EDT); Von Meding, Jason (EDT); Raju, Emmanuel (EDT), ISBN 0128190477, ISBN-13 9780128190470, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
Understanding Disaster Risk: A Multidimensional Approach presents the first principle from the UNISDR Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2. The framework includes a discussion of risk and resilience from both a theoretical and governance perspective in light of ideas that are shaping our common future. In addition, it presents innovative tools and best practices in reducing risk and building resilience. Combining the applications of social, financial, technological, design, engineering and nature-based approaches, the volume addresses rising global priorities and focuses on strengthening the global understanding of vulnerability, displaced communities, cultural heritages and cultural identity.
Readers will gain a multifaceted understanding of disaster, addressing both historic and contemporary issues. Focusing on the various dimensions of disaster risk, th details natural and social components of risk and the challenges posed to risk assessment models under the climate change paradigm.
- Addresses the current challenges in policy and practice for building resilience strategies
- Follows the global frameworks for disaster risk reduction and sustainability, specifically the UNISDR Sendai Framework for DRR, 2
- Aids in understanding the natural and social components of risk in a diverse and globalized world
- Presents the challenges posed to risk assessment models under the climate change paradigm
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Book Title: Understanding Disaster Risk : A Multidimensional Approach
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding Disaster Risk : a Multidimensional Approach
Publisher: Elsevier
Subject: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Earth Sciences / Geography, Global Warming & Climate Change
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Science
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Ksenia Chmutina
Item Width: 7.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
