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| Titel |
Disasters: contributions of hazardscape and gaps in response practices |
| VerfasserIn |
S. Khan |
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Englisch
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| ISSN |
1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 12, no. 12 ; Nr. 12, no. 12 (2012-12-21), S.3775-3787 |
| Datensatznummer |
250011266
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-12-3775-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Disasters are frequent, ongoing and very likely to increase in the future
with global climate change. Significant investments in hazard mitigation,
policies and emergency management have so far failed to stop disasters.
Their recurrences suggest that either there are some gaps in the current
response or a different perspective is needed on the way hazards have been
dealt with to date. This paper views disasters through the lens of
hazardscape,
which shows the context of both hazard occurrence and response. It finds
that one major cause of response failure is inadequate consideration of the
local hazardscape in planning. It notes that although globalization of
hazard response practices is progressive, it has been less successful in
dealing with local variations in vulnerability. This paper presents the
conceptual framework of hazardscape, and illustrates various shortcomings of
the current responses in relation to the local hazardscapes where they are
adopted. It recommends a holistic approach that considers various aspect of
the hazardscape in order to plan a response strategy. |
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