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9781849710855: The Spatial Dimension of Risk: How Geography Shapes the Emergence of Riskscapes
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ISBN 10 : 1849710856 ISBN 13 : 9781849710855
Editeur : Earthscan Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Through its exploration of the spatial dimension of risk, this book offers a brand new approach to theorizing risk, and significant improvements in how to manage, tolerate and take risks. A broad range of risks are examined, including natural hazards, climate change, political violence, and state failure. Case studies range from the Congo to Central Asia, from tsunami in Japan and civil war affected areas in Sri Lanka to avalanche hazards in Austria. In each of these cases, the authors examine the importance and role of space in the causes and differentiation of risk, in how we can conceptualize risk from a spatial perspective and in the relevance of space and locality for risk governance. This new approach - endorsed by Ragnar Löfstedt and Ortwin Renn, two of the world's leading and most prolific risk analysts - is essential reading for those charged with studying, anticipating and managing risks.

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À propos de l'auteur

Detlef Müller-Mahn is Professor of Social Geography and Director of ZENEB (Center for Natural Risks and Development Bayreuth) at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

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Éditeur
Earthscan Ltd
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1849710856
ISBN 13 
9781849710855
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
262
Éditeur
Muller-Mahn Detlef
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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