At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters by Ben Wisner (En

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The term "natural disaster'" is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. "At Risk" questions this, arguing that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.

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The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream 'development'. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant 'root causes' to 'unsafe conditions' in a 'progression of vulnerability'. The other uses the concepts of 'access' and 'livelihood' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. Examining key natural events and incorporating strategies to create a safer world, this revised edition is an important resource for those involved in the fields of environment and development studies.

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The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.The new edition of At Risk confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters since it was first published and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream 'development'. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant 'root causes' to 'unsafe conditions' in a 'progression of vulnerability'. The other uses the concepts of 'access' and 'livelihood' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. The book then concludes with strategies to create a safer world.

Author Biography

Piers Blaikie, Terry Canon, Ian Davis, Ben Wisner

Table of Contents

Part 1: Framework and Theory 1. The Challenge of Disasters and Our Approach 2. Disaster Pressure and Release Model 3. Access to Resources and Coping in Adversity Part 2: Vulnerability and Hazard Types 4. Famine and Natural Hazards 5. Biological Hazards 6. Floods 7. Severe Coastal Storms 8. Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides Part 3: Action for Disaster Reduction 9. Vulnerability, Relief and Reconstruction 10. Towards a Safer Environment

Review

"An excellent overview of the different human responses to natural hazards, dispelling the belief that little can be done to avoid the tragedies associated with natural hazards."-Gareth Jones, University of Strathclyde "Paradoxically in today's world safety coexists with risk. Chronic threats, novel risks, and dangerous trends ranging from new viruses to global warming crowd in on us. "At Risk offers a rational analysis of the disasters and hazards that concern us."-Allen Perry, University of Wales Swansea ""At Risk has become a classic of disasters literature. Its key argument, that the analysis of disasters should not be segregated from everyday life, is an important lesson for students, researchers, and practitioners."-Maureen Fordham, University of Northumbria

Review Quote

'An excellent overview of the different human responses to natural hazards, dispelling the belief that little can be done to avoid the tragedies associated with natural hazards.' - Gareth Jones, University of Strathclyde 'Paradoxically in today's world safety coexists with risk. Chronic threats, novel risks and dangerous trends ranging from new viruses to global warming crowd in on us. At Risk offers a rational analysis of the disasters and hazards that concern us.' - Allen Perry, University of Wales Swansea ' At Risk has become a classic of disasters literature. Its key argument, that the analysis of disasters should not be segregated from everyday life, is an important lesson for students, researchers and practitioners.' - Dr Maureen Fordham, University of Northumbria

Details ISBN0415252164 Author Ian Davis Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0415252164 ISBN-13 9780415252164 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 363.34 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780415084772 Short Title AT RISK REV/E 2/E Pages 496 Imprint Routledge DOI 10.1604/9780415252164 UK Release Date 2003-11-13 AU Release Date 2003-11-13 NZ Release Date 2003-11-13 Subtitle Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Edition Description 2nd edition Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-11-13 Alternative 9780415252157 Illustrations 7 Tables, black and white; 31 Line drawings, black and white Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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