Community-based disaster risk reduction

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Shaw, Rajib
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
• Σειρά: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 10.
• Θέματα: Nature > Environmental Conservation & Protection.; Nature > Natural Resources.; Nature > General.; The environment.; Natural disasters.; Emergency management.; Emergency management > Citizen participation.

Communities are at the core of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and community based approaches are getting increasing focus in national DRR plans. In the case of past disasters, communities were always the first responders, and took leading roles in the post disaster recovery. The roles of communities...