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What is a Disaster?

By Quarantelli, E. L.

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What is a Disaster?

By Quarantelli, E. L.

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Are conflict situations such as the ethnic clashes in Yugoslavia or Rwanda, terrorist attacks and riots, the same kind of social crises as those generated by natural and technological happenings such as earthquakes and chemical explosions? In What is a Disaster?, social science disaster researchers from six different disciplines advance their views on what a disaster is. Clashes in conceptions are highlighted, through the book's unique juxtaposition of the authors separately advanced views. A reaction paper to each set of views is presented by an experienced disaster researcher; in turn, the original authors provide a response to what has been said about their views. What is a Disaster? sets out the huge conceptual differences that exist concerning what a disaster is, and presents important implications for both theory, study and practice.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
328
Release Date:
1998-03-19
Publication Date:
1998-03-19
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415178991
ISBN13:
9780415178990
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
500 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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