Title Dull Disasters? : how planning ahead will make a difference / Daniel J. Clarke and Stefan Dercon.

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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 139 pages)
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Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	In recent years, typhoons have struck the Philippines and Vanuatu; earthquakes have rocked Haiti, Pakistan, and Nepal; floods have swept through Pakistan and Mozambique; droughts have hit Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia; and more. All led to loss of life and loss of livelihoods, and recovery will take years. One of the likely effects of climate change is to increase the likelihood of the type of extreme weather events that seems to cause these disasters. But do extreme events have to turn into disasters with huge loss of life and suffering? 'Dull Disasters?' harnesses lessons from finance, political science, economics, psychology, and the natural sciences to show how countries and their partners can be far better prepared to deal with disasters.
Contents	1: Dealing with disasters : it should and can get better -- 2: Defining the problem : begging bowls and benefactors -- 3: Bring in the professionals -- 4: Planning for disaster recovery : changing the default setting -- 5: Finance as the glue -- 6: Moving forward ...
Local Note	Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Open Access Books
Subject	Emergency management.
	Crisis management.
	Organizational resilience.
	War victims.
	Disaster victims.
	Accident victims.
	Aid and relief programmes.
	Development economics and emerging economies Mod Development economics and emerging economies.
	Development studies.
	Economics, finance, business and management.
	Economics.
	Interdisciplinary studies.
	Political economy.
	Reference, information and interdisciplinary subjects.
	Social impact of disasters.
	Social issues and processes.
	Social services and welfare, criminology.
	Social welfare and social services.
	Society and culture: general.
	Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
	Disaster victims. (OCoLC)fst00894774
	Accident victims. (OCoLC)fst00795268
	War victims. (OCoLC)fst01170689
	Crisis management. (OCoLC)fst00883617
	Emergency management. (OCoLC)fst00908500
	Organizational resilience. (OCoLC)fst01894854
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Dercon, Stefan, author.
Other Form:	Print version : 9780198785576
ISBN	9780191088414 (electronic book)
	0191088412 (electronic book)
	9780198785576 (print)
	0198785577
	9780198785576
	9780191827440
	0191827444

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