Disaster Prevention - Doing It Differently by Rethinking the Nature of Knowledge and Learning

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Norton, John
Other Authors: Gibson, Terry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bradford, West Yorkshire : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
Series:Disaster Prevention and Management: an International Journal Ser.
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Table of Contents:
  • Covers; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Views from the Frontline and Frontline methodology: critical reflection on theory and practice; Developing the CSO case studies; Traditional Kiribati beliefs about environmental issues and its impacts on rural and urban communities; Advancing small island resilience and inclusive development through a convergence strategy in Carles, Philippines; Waiting for politics at the mercy of river: case study of an enduring community; Social and economic inequality limits disaster prevention amongst the most vulnerable in Vietnam
  • Tackling everyday risks through climate adaptive organic farmingCitizens of Delhi lead resilience action; Enhancing resilience against floods in the Lower Motowoh community, Limbe, Southwest Cameroon; Enhancing earthquake resilience of communities: an action by women's groups in Nepal; Drawing the case studies together: synthesis of case studies and group discussions; Making communities disaster resilient; Local responses to disasters: recent lessons from zero-order responders; Local voices and action: concluding discussion