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Human Security and Natural Disasters

Christopher Hobson, Paul Bacon, Robin Cameron · 2014

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"In looking at natural disasters, this book also refines the human security approach. It does so through developing its previously unexplored interdisciplinary potential. This volume explicitly seeks to bring the human security approach into conversation with contributions from a range of disciplines: development, disaster sociology, gender studies, international law, international relations, philosophy and public health. Collectively these scholars unpack the 'human' element of 'natural' disasters. In doing so, an emphasis is placed on how pre-existing vulnerabilities can be gravely worsened, as well as the interconnected nature of human security threats. The book presents a variety of case studies that include the Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the 2011 'triple disaster' in Japan." --

Book details

Year
2014
Language
English
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Editions
7
Pages
210
ISBN
9780415737999

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