Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System: Ruminations on a Way Forward

By Michael Gordy

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319416669
• ISBN13: 9783319416663
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 71 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"