Kategoria BISAC: Social Science >> Disasters & Disaster Relief

Becoming an International Humanitarian Aid Worker draws on the experiences of those currently working and those hiring people to work in humanitarian aid today, and an analysis of job postings over a 9-month period. It provides relevant information and advice to help jobseekers make more informed decisions about what steps to take. It first pushes prospective job seekers to reflect on whether this is the right career path for them. It then provides tried and tested strategies for preparing for a humanitarian career and being competitive in the humanitarian job market, serving as a...

The book takes a close and "inside" look at recent tragedies and natural disasters and focuses on the communication aspect of each incident. For most case studies, it provides accounts from people handling the event, e.g. communication staff or management. Each chapter begins with an eye witness report or a newspaper article describing the event, and use news clips, web pages or messages from Twitter or Facebook as illustrations. The book covers three types of incidents: 1) Natural catastrophes 2) Accidents and 3) Terror and man-made events.

Community Engagement in Post-Disaster Recovery reflects a wide array of practical experiences in working with disaster-affected communities internationally. It demonstrates that widely held assumptions about the benefits of community consultation and engagement in disaster recovery work need to be examined more critically because poorly conceived and hastily implemented community engagement strategies have sometimes exacerbated divisions within affected communities and/or resulted in ineffective use of aid funding. It is equally demonstrated that well crafted, creative and...

Community Engagement in Post-Disaster Recovery reflects a wide array of practical experiences in working with disaster-affected communities internationally. It demonstrates that widely held assumptions about the benefits of community consultation and engagement in disaster recovery work need to be examined more critically because poorly conceived and hastily implemented community engagement strategies have sometimes exacerbated divisions within affected communities and/or resulted in ineffective use of aid funding. It is equally demonstrated that well crafted, creative and...

The Australian aid program faces a fundamental dilemma: how, in the absence of broad based popular support, should it generate the political legitimacy required to safeguard its budget and administering institution?

Australia s Foreign Aid Dilemma tells the story of the actors who have grappled with this question over forty years. It draws on extensive interviews and archival material to uncover how "court politics" shapes both aid policy and administration. The lesson for scholars and practitioners is that any holistic understanding of the development enterprise must...

This fully revised edition of Communicating Emergency Preparedness: Practical Strategies for the Public and Private Sectors includes timely case studies, events, and references to articles and opinions about the direction of emergency preparedness communication. The authors draw upon their professional endeavors to inject a new sense of practicality to the text. New images displaying emergency preparedness campaigns are used to further illustrate the materials being presented. For instructors and practitioners alike, this book continues to provide the how-to instruction...

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The world is full of risks of disaster. Wars, natural calamities, accidents and so many other unpredictable disasters are taking place in many parts of the world in an increasing frequency. To be a Prepper is to be prepared to face such kind of situations so that you increase your chances of survival while...

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This book mainly covers everything you need to know about outages and how you need to deal with them sensibly. Simply explained ways to respond to a power shortage would enlighten your knowledge about how to react to it, maintain composure and pass it. This book further helps you identify key methods and approaches you can opt to survive...