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Living with the Unexpected
A.K. Possekel
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Description for Living with the Unexpected
Paperback. Translator(s): Adams, I. Num Pages: 287 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGL; RNF; RNK; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Living with the Unexpected deals with complexity and uncertainty, two major challenges in a world faced with climate change and hazards. The study focuses on appropriate methods which enable vulnerable communities to cope effectively with natural hazards and disasters. The central goal of the book is an applicable combination of hazard management and development planning. Therefore, the reconstruction process following a disaster is understood as an opportunity for structural changes and self-organisation processes that foster sustainable development. In this context the potential of scenario planning as an evolutionary and participatory learning approach is addressed. The empirical research concentrates on the ... Read more
Living with the Unexpected deals with complexity and uncertainty, two major challenges in a world faced with climate change and hazards. The study focuses on appropriate methods which enable vulnerable communities to cope effectively with natural hazards and disasters. The central goal of the book is an applicable combination of hazard management and development planning. Therefore, the reconstruction process following a disaster is understood as an opportunity for structural changes and self-organisation processes that foster sustainable development. In this context the potential of scenario planning as an evolutionary and participatory learning approach is addressed. The empirical research concentrates on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
Number of Pages
287
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642642760
SKU
V9783642642760
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Ref
99-15
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