Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

Putting Research into Practice

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Human Geography
Cover of the book Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781134926824
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 8, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781134926824
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 8, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Building upon presentations given during the conference on ‘Disaster Risk Reduction for Natural Hazards: Putting Research into Practice’, held at University College London in November 2009, the articles collected in this book examine how natural hazards research is accessed and used by practitioners and decision-makers, and conversely, how policy and practice inform research.

As with the conference, this book successfully brings together views from humanitarian and development agencies, academia, business, government and funding bodies. It is rare to engage such a wide range of sectors in a discussion relating to the issues of disaster risk reduction from a natural hazards perspective, and the book captures this interaction and the resultant exchange of ideas, thus providing an insight into how stakeholders respectively undertake or engage with natural hazards research. Collectively, the articles highlight the need for greater dialogue, understanding and collaboration between all these sectors if research is to be made relevant and generate significant impact on risk reduction policy and practice. There is an urgent requirement to better understand the respective needs, ways of working, project timescales and funding mechanisms for disaster risk reduction, as well as the challenges posed by institutional and organizational structures and functions. These issues must be overcome to ensure that ultimately, and most significantly, discussions turn into positive practical actions so that research on natural hazards is relevant and applicable. The book represents a step in that journey.

This book was published as a special issue of Environmental Hazards.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Building upon presentations given during the conference on ‘Disaster Risk Reduction for Natural Hazards: Putting Research into Practice’, held at University College London in November 2009, the articles collected in this book examine how natural hazards research is accessed and used by practitioners and decision-makers, and conversely, how policy and practice inform research.

As with the conference, this book successfully brings together views from humanitarian and development agencies, academia, business, government and funding bodies. It is rare to engage such a wide range of sectors in a discussion relating to the issues of disaster risk reduction from a natural hazards perspective, and the book captures this interaction and the resultant exchange of ideas, thus providing an insight into how stakeholders respectively undertake or engage with natural hazards research. Collectively, the articles highlight the need for greater dialogue, understanding and collaboration between all these sectors if research is to be made relevant and generate significant impact on risk reduction policy and practice. There is an urgent requirement to better understand the respective needs, ways of working, project timescales and funding mechanisms for disaster risk reduction, as well as the challenges posed by institutional and organizational structures and functions. These issues must be overcome to ensure that ultimately, and most significantly, discussions turn into positive practical actions so that research on natural hazards is relevant and applicable. The book represents a step in that journey.

This book was published as a special issue of Environmental Hazards.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Laurence Sterne and the Visual Imagination by
Cover of the book China's Urban Space by
Cover of the book Philosophers on Education by
Cover of the book Man and the Biosphere: Toward a Coevolutionary Political Economy by
Cover of the book Global Aging and Challenges to Families by
Cover of the book Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity by
Cover of the book Co-Operation, Tolerance, And Prejudice by
Cover of the book Crisis Services and Hospital Crises by
Cover of the book Current Perspectives in Feminist Media Studies by
Cover of the book Finance in Asia by
Cover of the book The Handbook of Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty Measurement by
Cover of the book Workplace Counselling in the NHS by
Cover of the book Degrees of Freedom by
Cover of the book The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991 by
Cover of the book Political Developments in Contemporary China by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy