Dynamics of disaster : lessons on risk, response and recovery / edited by Rachel A. Dowty and Barbara L. Allen ; with a foreword by Alan Irwin.

Disasters are the result of complex interactions between social and natural forces, acting at multiple scales from the individual and community to the organisational, national and international level. Effective disaster planning, response and recovery require an understanding of these interacting fo...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors:	Dowty, Rachel, Allen, Barbara L.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011.
Series:	Science in society series.
Subjects:	Disaster relief. Disaster victims > Services for. Disaster relief > Economic aspects. Disaster relief > Government policy. Emergency management.