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

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

Paperback

Series: Springerbriefs in Climate Studies

Environmental StudiesGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 3319416669
ISBN13: 9783319416663
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jul 20 2016
Pages: 71
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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.

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