Disaster Prevention Policies. A Challenging and Critical Outlook

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This book addresses disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies, focusing on reducing the paradox that exists between the compulsory implementation of DRR policies and continuing limitations The authors use their knowledge of the ever-evolving threats associated with disasters and their prevention to investigate this famous paradox and propose solutions that will help readers understand and reconsider its existence. The authors also discuss conditionings behind this paradox, helping readers understand the existing solutions, also suggesting how to reduce the limitations of DRR policies. Content: Front matter,Copyright,Foreword,IntroductionEntitled to full textPart 1: Disaster Prevention Policies: Paradoxical and Ambiguous Assessments1 - The Rise in Knowledge and Policies Suggest an Increase in Disasters, Pages 3-31 2 - The Contributions to Disaster Prevention are Difficult to Assess, Pages 33-55 Introduction, Page 57 3 - The Limits of Understanding Disasters, Pages 59-81 4 - The Limits of Disaster Prevention: Returns on Management Experiences, Pages 83-98 Introduction, Pages 99-101 5 - The Principle of Cognitive Limits: Its Application to Disaster Prevention, Pages 103-122 6 - Bridging the Gap between Disaster Prevention and Environmental Concerns, Pages 123-137 7 - Reflections upon the Contribution of Social Geography to Disaster Prevention, Pages 139-164 8 - How Can We Best Manage Disasters?, Pages 165-190 Conclusion, Pages 191-197 Bibliography, Pages 199-218 Index, Pages 219-220