TY - JOUR
T1 - Alternatives for sustained disaster risk reduction
AU - Gaillard, Jean-Christophe
AU - Wisner, Ben
AU - Benouar, Djillali
AU - Cannon, Terry
AU - Creton, Lawrence
AU - Dekens, Julie
AU - Fordham, Maureen
AU - Gilbert, Claude
AU - Hewitt, Kenneth
AU - Kelman, Ilan
AU - Lavell, Allan
AU - Morin, Julie
AU - N’Diaye, Abdoulaye
AU - O'Keefe, Phil
AU - Oliver-Smith, Anthony
AU - Quesada, Cecile
AU - Revet, Sandrine
AU - Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen
AU - Texier, Pauline
AU - Vallette, Cloé
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - The daily media is filled with images of catastrophic events which seem increasingly frequent and violent In parallel there are a large range of scientific studies debates in the policy arena, and a growing number of international institutions focused on disaster reduction. But a paradox remains that despite advances in technology, disasters continue to increase, affecting many individuals in rich as well as poor countries.
AB - The daily media is filled with images of catastrophic events which seem increasingly frequent and violent In parallel there are a large range of scientific studies debates in the policy arena, and a growing number of international institutions focused on disaster reduction. But a paradox remains that despite advances in technology, disasters continue to increase, affecting many individuals in rich as well as poor countries.
U2 - 10.1177/194277861000300106
DO - 10.1177/194277861000300106
M3 - Article
VL - 3
SP - 66
EP - 88
JO - Human Geography(United Kingdom)
JF - Human Geography(United Kingdom)
SN - 1942-7786
IS - 1
ER -