At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters
by Ben Wisner, Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, Ian Davis
At Risk explores natural hazards and the vulnerability of people and communities to disasters. Bringing together environmental and social perspectives, the book examines how risk is shaped by the interaction between hazards and human conditions. It is suited to readers of disaster studies, environmental studies, and related social sciences.
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At Risk examines the relationship between natural hazards, people's vulnerability, and disasters.
The book focuses on how risk is connected to both environmental threats and social conditions.
Its subject is relevant to readers studying disasters, vulnerability, development, and environmental issues.
Written by Ben Wisner, Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, and Ian Davis, it presents a multidisciplinary perspective on disaster risk.
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