Description: Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction, Hardcover by Shaw, Rajib (EDT), ISBN 0857248677, ISBN-13 9780857248671, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US Legion are the stories of communities coming together to recover after a disaster, but only recently has much attention been paid to communities working together to prevent disaster. Here researchers and practitioners of disaster management assemble the first book-length treatment of the approach. After overviews, they look at experiences in Asia, Central America, and Africa. Among the topics are government roles, Bangladesh experiences, reaching the unreachable in Myanmar, elements for a sustainable community early warning system in Costa Rica's Cartago City, and the Malawi Social Action Fund and its effectiveness in reducing drought risk. There is no index. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
Publication Name: Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction
Language: English
Publisher: Emerald Publishing The Limited
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: Natural Disasters, Emergency Management
Item Height: 1.5 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Subject Area: Nature, Technology & Engineering
Author: Rajib Shaw
Item Length: 9.2 in
Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
