Climate Change as a Magnifier and Meta-disaster
Everything we have looked at so far is magnified by climate change. For one thing, as mentioned earlier, 80 % of disasters are the result of extreme meteorological events, all of which are becoming more frequent and intense as the climate changes, with th
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Michael Gordy
Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System Ruminations on a Way Forward 123
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Michael Gordy
Disaster Risk Reduction and the Global System Ruminations on a Way Forward
123
Michael Gordy Ornex France
ISSN 2213-784X ISSN 2213-7858 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies ISBN 978-3-319-41666-3 ISBN 978-3-319-41667-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41667-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016944352 © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Underlying Risk Factors. . . . 2.1 Rural Poverty . . . . . . . . 2.2 Urbanization and Poverty 2.3 Bad Governance . . . . . . 2.4 Ecosystem Decline. . . . . 2.5 Climate Change . . . . . . .
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The Social Construction of Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Development and Disaster Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Poverty-DR Nexus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Global Capitalism and Disaster Risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Political Will and Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Importance of Extensive Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Invisibility of Disaster Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10 Urbanization and Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11 Agribusiness and Food Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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12 Environmental Degradation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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