What Is A Disaster?New Answers to Old Questions - Ronald W. Perry, Enrico Louis Quarantelli
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What is a Disaster? Addresses the most basic question in the field: that of defining the phenomenon of study. For theoretical advancement, it is important that researchers begin to develop a consensus about the meaning of disasters and related phenomena. With the rise in international terrorism, one must clarify whether these events are disasters and if so, what kind of disasters. Similarly, in addition to natural disasters, do we include riots, explosions, nuclear power plant accidents, damn collapses, and land subsidence under the same conceptual umbrella? What practical and theoretical differences does it make if the same label is used or not used for such different situations? What is a Disaster? Brings together twelve social scientists representing eight disciplines and seven countries to share their definition and vision of disasters. In the process, a wide range of views are expressed and issues raised regarding the relationship of academic versus practical definitions, the impact of grouping types of ...
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2005Uitgever: Xlibris Corporation444 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1413479855ISBN-13: 9781413479850Koop dit boek tweedehands
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442 p. Paperback (With some underlinings with pencil from page 26 to 68, otherwise in good condition.) Xlibris Corporation 2005 [Auteur: Perry, Ronald W./Quarantelli, E.L.] [Jaar: 2005] [Titel: What is a Disaster? New Answers to Old Questions]
