The Capacity Crisis in Disaster Risk Management Why disaster management capacity remains low in developing countries and what can be done /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Tiwari, Asmita (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Environmental Hazards
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Organization.; Planning.; Natural disasters.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Sustainable development.; Public administration.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Public Administration.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Sustainable Development.

How can a place be built and managed so that it is safe for people to live? Ironically, many governments and citizens keep on asking the same question after every new disaster. Why, even with high levels of investment in increasing government’s capacity to manage disasters, do the impacts of disaste...