Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Department
Geography and Environmental Studies
Abstract
The daily media is filled with images of catastrophic events which seem increasingly frequent and violent In parallel there are a large range of scientific studies debates in the policy arena, and a growing number of international institutions focused on disaster reduction. But a paradox remains that despite advances in technology, disasters continue to increase, affecting many individuals in rich as well as poor countries.
Recommended Citation
Gaillard, J.C.; Wisner, Ben; Benouar, Djillali; Cannon, Terry; Creton-Cazanave, Laurence; Dekens, Julie; Fordham, Maureen; Gilbert, Claude; Hewitt, Kenneth; Kelman, Ilan; Lavell, Allan; Morin, Julie; N'Diaye, Abdoulaye; O'Keefe, Phil; Oliver-Smith, Anthony; Quesada, Cecile; Revet, Sandrine; Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen; Texier, Pauline; and Vallette, Cloé, "Alternatives for Sustained Disaster Risk Reduction" (2010). Geography and Environmental Studies Faculty Publications. 16.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/geog_faculty/16
Comments
This article was originally published in Human Geography, 3(1): 66-88.