International Handbook of Disaster Research

International Handbook of Disaster Research
Author: Amita Singh
Publsiher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 2538
Release: 2023-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789811983887

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​This handbook is a comprehensive source of information, analysis and directions in disaster studies. It goes beyond the oft-explored issues of management and science related to the topic and explores policies, governance, law and decision-making combined with the processes of implementation and enforcement, all the while integrating the latest science and technology updates related to the topic, such as artificial intelligence and early warning systems. It brings together studies which relate to sociology, politics and institutional economics, which work under the impact of resource availability, issues of leadership and international laws. Disasters are trans-boundary and disaster studies are trans-disciplinary. It is this aspect which would form the fulcrum of contributions and present a new, refreshing and innovative design for the handbook. The transformatory pedagogy which started with the Hyogo Framework for action 2005-2015 and The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks. The four priority areas around which the book would revolve are (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and; (iv) Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Leadership Dispatches

Leadership Dispatches
Author: Michael Useem,Howard Kunreuther,Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Publsiher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2015-03-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780804794497

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On February 27, 2010, Chile was rocked by a violent earthquake five hundred times more powerful than the one that hit Haiti just six weeks prior. The Chilean earthquake devastated schools, hospitals, roads, and homes, paralyzing the country for weeks and causing economic damage that was equal to 18 percent of Chile's GDP. This calamity hit just as an incumbent political regime was packing its bags and a new administration was preparing to take office. For most countries, it would have taken years, if not decades, to recover from such an event. Yet, only one year later, Chile's economy had reached a six percent annual growth rate. In Leadership Dispatches, Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan look at how the nation's leaders—in government, business, religion, academia, and beyond—facilitated Chile's recovery. They attribute Chile's remarkable comeback to a two-part formula consisting of strong national leadership on the one hand, and deeply rooted institutional practices on the other. Coupled with strategic, deliberative thinking, these levers enabled Chile to bounce back quickly and exceed its prior national performance. The authors make the case that the Chilean story contains lessons for a broad range of organizations and governments the world over. Large-scale catastrophes of many kinds—from technological meltdowns to disease pandemics—have been on the rise in recent years. Now is the time to seek ideas and guidance from other leaders who have triumphed in the wake of a disaster. In this vein, Leadership Dispatches is both a remarkable story of resilience and an instructive look at how those with the greatest responsibility for a country, company, or community should lead.

Creating the Practical Man of Modernity

Creating the Practical Man of Modernity
Author: Victor J. Rodriguez
Publsiher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781317272076

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Focused on the appropriation of John Dewey’s ideas on progressive education in revolutionary Mexico, this book reconsiders the interpretation and application of Dewey’s ideas in the world. Rodriguez examines the use of Dewey in Mexico’s state-building projects as a vantage point to assess the global impact of Dewey’s pedagogy. As these projects converged with Dewey’s desire to employ education as a tool for effective social change, Rodriguez understands Dewey not just as a philosopher but as an integral part of the Americas’ progressive movement and era.

No hay para tanto

  No hay para tanto
Author: Bartomeu Cruells
Publsiher: Flamma Editorial SL
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2024
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 9788494031403

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La tragedia de una mujer vendida por sus padres a un rico empresario repercute como eco en las vidas de varias generaciones que presencian el paso de la historia desde principios y hasta finales del siglo XX. En sus cartas, hacen referencia a un pueblo perdido en la montaña, cuyas gélidas paredes de piedra ocultan secretos familiares, intrigas políticas y peligro mortal. Pero si le preguntas a cualquiera de ellos sobre lo que pasó ahí, se limitarán a decir: "¡No hay para tanto!" "Una excelente novela de intriga, pero también un ciclorama sobre el que se proyectan una serie de personajes y situaciones típicas de la sociedad rural –el cacique, el cura, el juez, el rechazo a los forasteros, los odios seculares entre familias...– y una panorámica sobre los hechos que han caracterizado el siglo XX en nuestro país." Joan Josep Isern "Noventa años de nuestro país en una novela orgánica, viva, donde todos los elementos encajan como en un reloj de hora exacta." Andreu Martín "¡No hay para tanto!, una novela que no podéis dejar de leer: corta, intensa y diferente. Por su tratamiento epistolar, por las distintas voces que la habitan, por la intriga tan bien conducida y por su originalidad... ¡Buena lectura!" Gemma Lienas "Conocí bien a Bartomeu Cruells y compartí con él actividades de la lucha clandestina contra la dictadura y ahora descubro su talento literario para, novelando un crimen, hacer un repaso de noventa años de nuestra historia más reciente."Xavier Vinader Tags: misterio, novella histórica

The Third Reconstruction

The Third Reconstruction
Author: Peniel E. Joseph
Publsiher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781541600768

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One of our preeminent historians of race and democracy argues that the period since 2008 has marked nothing less than America’s Third Reconstruction In The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked the climax of a Third Reconstruction: a new struggle for citizenship and dignity for Black Americans, just as momentous as the movements that arose after the Civil War and during the civil rights era. Joseph draws revealing connections and insights across centuries as he traces this Third Reconstruction from the election of Barack Obama to the rise of Black Lives Matter to the failed assault on the Capitol. America’s first and second Reconstructions fell tragically short of their grand aims. Our Third Reconstruction offers a new chance to achieve Black dignity and citizenship at last—an opportunity to choose hope over fear.

The Future of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues

The Future of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues
Author: Masanori Nagaoka
Publsiher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-12-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9783030513160

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This Open Access book explores heritage conservation ethics of post conflict and provides an important historical record of the possible reconstruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues, which was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List in Danger in 2003 as “Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley”. With the condition that most surface of the original fragments of the Buddha statues were lost due to acts of deliberate destruction, this publication explores a reference point for conservation practitioners and policy makers around the world as they consider how to respond to on-going acts of destruction of cultural heritage. Whilst there has been an emerging debate to the ethics and nature of heritage reconstruction, this volume provides a plethora of ideas and approaches concerning the future treatment of the Bamiyan Buddha statues. It also addresses a number of fundamental questions on potential heritage reconstruction: how it will be done; who will decide; and what it should be done for. Moreover when it comes to the inscribed World Heritage properties, how can reconstructed heritage using non-original materials be considered to retain authenticity? With a view to serving as a precedent for potential decisions taken elsewhere in the world for cultural properties impacted by acts of violence and destruction, this volume introduces academic researches, experiences and observations of heritage conservation theory and practice of heritage reconstruction. It also addresses the issue not merely from the point of a material conservation philosophy but within the context of holistic strategies for the protection of human rights and promotion of peace building.

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe
Author: Rachel Duffett
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781317134411

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Wars cannot be fought and sustained without food and this unique collection explores the impact of war on food production, allocation and consumption in Europe in the twentieth century. A comparative perspective which incorporates belligerent, occupied and neutral countries provides new insights into the relationship between food and war. The analysis ranges from military provisioning and systems of food rationing to civilians' survival strategies and the role of war in stimulating innovation and modernization.

La Suram Rica Que Recorr

La Suram  Rica Que Recorr
Author: Santiago Lema Londo O.,Santiago Lema Londoño
Publsiher: Palibrio
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2012-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781463331726

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Montañas, valles, páramos, cañones, nevados, volcanes, glaciares, desiertos, lagos, bosques, estepas, frío, calor, viento, geología sorprendente, cataratas, salinas, cielos infinitos, océanos, aguas termales, trochas, autopistas, interesantes ruinas, pingüinos, cóndores, comida variada, gente amable, precios cómodos, carne asada, fronteras fáciles, mismo idioma, lugares únicos en el mundo, cultura indígena. Esto y mucho más es Suramérica. El autor comparte sus numerosas aventuras personales, no siempre agradables para él, durante cinco meses y a lo largo de casi cuarenta mil kilómetros por el continente. Pero la jornada había comenzado treinta y cuatro años antes, imaginando un viaje que nunca se pudo forjar. Durante ese tiempo la llama se atenuaba cíclicamente, pero nunca se extinguió. Este libro invita a visitar las maravillas de una tierra que está aún por revelar. También lo invita a que usted tampoco deje apagar la llama que lo puede llevar algún día a cumplir con esa promesa de recorrer Suramérica.