The Routledge Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction Including Climate Change Adaptation

ISBN-13: 9780367581282 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 560 str.

Ilan Kelman; Jessica Mercer; Jc Gaillard

Opis

The Handbook aims to provide an overview and critique of the current state of knowledge, policy, and practice, encouraging engagement and reflection on bringing the two sectors together. Over 40 contributions explore DRR including CCA and highlight the connections amongst the processes of dealing with disasters and dealing with climate chan

O autorze

Ilan Kelman is a Reader in Risk, Resilience, and Global Health at University College London, England and a researcher at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway. His overall research interest is linking disasters and health. More details from: http://www.ilankelman.org and Twitter @IlanKelman

Jessica Mercer is a consultant with Secure Futures (www.secure-futures.net) focused on risk reduction for communities worldwide. Previously, she has worked with academia, United Nations agencies, government and non-governmental organisations in the areas of DRR including CCA for over 10 years.

JC Gaillard is Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His work focuses on developing participatory tools for engaging minority groups in disaster risk reduction with an emphasis on ethnic and gender minorities, prisoners, and homeless people. More details from: https://jcgaillard.wordpress.com/