The following text field will produce suggestions that follow it as you type.

Loading Inventory...

Indigo

Natural Hazards Risk and Vulnerability by Roanne Van Voorst, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

From Roanne Van Voorst

Current price: $93.50
Natural Hazards Risk and Vulnerability by Roanne Van Voorst, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Natural Hazards Risk and Vulnerability by Roanne Van Voorst, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Natural Hazards Risk and Vulnerability by Roanne Van Voorst, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

From Roanne Van Voorst

Current price: $93.50
Loading Inventory...

Size: 1 x 9.19 x 0.59

Buy OnlineGet it at Indigo
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Indigo
Different people handle risk in different ways. The current lack of understanding about this heterogeneity in risk behaviour makes it difficult to intervene effectively in risk-prone communities. Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerabilityoffers a unique insight in the everyday life of a group of riverbank settlers in Jakarta - one of the most vulnerable areas worldwide in terms of exposure to natural hazards. Based on long-term fieldwork, the book portrays the often creative and innovative ways in which slum dwellers cope with recurrent floods. The book shows that behaviour that is often described as irrational or ineffective by outside experts can be highly pragmatic and often effective. This book argues that human risk behaviour cannot be explained by the risk itself, but instead by seemingly unrelated factors such as trust in authorities and aid-institutions and unequal power structures. By considering a risk as a lens that exposes these factors, a completely new type of analysis is proposed that offers useful insights for everyone concerned about how people cope with the currently increasing amount of natural hazard. This is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy makers in the areas of risk studies, disaster and natural hazard, urban studies, anthropology, development, Southeast Asian studies and Indonesia studies. | Natural Hazards Risk and Vulnerability by Roanne Van Voorst, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

More About Indigo at St. Vital Centre

Canada's Largest Bookstore. Indigo is the largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer in Canada

Powered by Adeptmind