Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions
Improving Emergency Management and Climate Change Adaptation
By John Handmer, Stephen Dovers | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to implement planning and prevention or to manage disasters. This book seeks to overcome this mismatch and to guide development of a more strategic policy and institutional framework.
This updated and revised second edition includes new coverage of climate change adaptation, which has rapidly become central to disaster and emergency planning and management. This is an essential handbook for practitioners across the world seeking to improve the quality, robustness and capacity of their disaster management mechanisms.
Editions of Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions
- EBook
- ISBN 9781136271854
- PDF
- ISBN 9781136271861
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Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to implement planning and prevention or to manage disasters. This book seeks to overcome this mismatch and to guide development of a more strategic policy and institutional framework.
This updated and revised second edition includes new coverage of climate change adaptation, which has rapidly become central to disaster and emergency planning and management. This is an essential handbook for practitioners across the world seeking to improve the quality, robustness and capacity of their disaster management mechanisms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions about?
Disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, lost livelihoods and damaged assets and businesses. Yet these consequences and the financial and human crises that follow catastrophes can often be traced to policies unsuited to the emerging scales of the problems they confront, and the lack of institutional capacity to implement planning and prevention or to manage disasters. This book seeks to overcome this mismatch and to guide development of a more strategic policy and institutional framework.
This updated and revised second edition includes new coverage of climate change adaptation, which has rapidly become central to disaster and emergency planning and management. This is an essential handbook for practitioners across the world seeking to improve the quality, robustness and capacity of their disaster management mechanisms.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions?
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning > The environment > Pollution and threats to the environment > Climate change
Where can I read a sample of Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781136271854
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions?
John Handmer, Stephen Dovers
Who is the Publisher of the book Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Handbook of Disaster Policies and Institutions is available as ebook(ISBN 9781136271854) and pdf(ISBN 9781136271861)