Triggering agents, vulnerabilities and disaster reduction: towards a holistic paradigm
Abstract
Discusses the nature of disaster and the future of emergency management. After exploring differing historical perspectives of disaster, puts forth a model of vulnerability and highlights the plethora of factors that contribute to calamitous events. Introduces the concept of invulnerable development as a method of vulnerability management and compares it to other terms that have been proposed as guides for future disaster policy. The central argument to be made is that vulnerability is, or should be, the key concept for disaster scholarship and reduction.
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Citation
McEntire, D.A. (2001), "Triggering agents, vulnerabilities and disaster reduction: towards a holistic paradigm", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 189-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653560110395359
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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