Search Results for: Community Resilience In Natural Disasters

Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyzes how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively - or

Natural disasters-including hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods-caused more than 220,000 deaths worldwide in the first half of 2010 and wrea

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters i

A myriad of models are available to guide practice before, during, and following disasters. As emphasized in this book, we value the role of research in informi

We are witnessing an ever-increasing level and intensity of disasters from Ecuador to Ethiopia and beyond, devastating millions of ordinary lives and causing lo