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The number of humanitarian disasters triggered by a natural hazard has doubled every decade since the 1960s. At the same time, the global economic growth rate per capita is twice its 1960s value. Does this mean economic growth is independent of the impacts of natural disaster? As we become aware of the global scale processes of environmental change and economic liberalisation, it is becoming increasingly clear how fundamental these global pressures are for shaping local geographies of risk. The contributors to this book look at the disaster-development relationship under globalisation from three different perspectives. First there is an examination of global processes and how they might affect disaster risk at the global scale. Secondly, links between international issues, such as diplomatic relations, the growth of non-governmental organisations and the health of the international insurance industry, and disaster risk are explored. Thirdly, the interaction of these large scale forces with local conditions are examined through case study analysis of individual disaster events, from the so-called developed and developing worlds.

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Author:   Mark Pelling
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780415279574

ISBN 10:   0415279577
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   06 February 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction 1. Paradigm of Risk Part II: Global Processes and Environmental Risk 2. Does Global Environmental Change cause Vulnerability to Disaster? 3. Changes in Capitalism and Global Shifts in the Distribution of Hazard and Vulnerability 4. Gender, Disaster and Development 5. Disasters, Costs and Adaptation in Developed and Developing Countries Part III: International Exchange and Vulnerability 6. Changing Actors: NGOs and the Private Sector 7. Disaster Diplomacy 8. The Insurance Industry: Can it Cope with Catastrophe? Part IV: Local Contexts and Global Pressures 9. The Social Construction of Disaster in UK and Egypt 10. Prevention or Cure for Catastrophic Events? Landslide at La Josefina, Ecuador 11. Community Level Disaster Mitigation: The Philippines 12. Flood Management and Regime Change in The Netherlands and Bangladesh 13. Unresolved Development Challenges: The Marmara Earthquake, Turkey 14. Ecological Reconstruction of the Upper Yangtze River, China Part V: Conclusion 15. Emerging Concerns

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