Community Resilience in Natural Disasters

Author	: Anouk Ride
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 202
Release	: 2011-09-26
ISBN-10	: 9780230339323
ISBN-13	: 0230339328
Rating	: 4/5 (328 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Community Resilience in Natural Disasters by : Anouk Ride

Download or read book Community Resilience in Natural Disasters written by Anouk Ride and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyzes how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively - or negatively - to their response, promoting debate on the role of aid and the media in times of crisis.

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