Disaster and Development Examining Global Issues and Cases
This book offers a systematic, empirical examination of the concepts of disasters and sustainable economic development applied to many cases around the world. It presents comprehensive coverage of the complex and dynamic relationship between disaster and
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Naim Kapucu • Kuotsai Tom Liou Editors
Disaster and Development Examining Global Issues and Cases
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Editors Naim Kapucu School of Public Administration University of Central Florida Orlando Florida USA
Kuotsai Tom Liou School of Public Administration University of Central Florida Orlando Florida USA
ISBN 978-3-319-04467-5 ISBN 978-3-319-04468-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-04468-2 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014934295 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 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. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. 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. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword, Disasters and Development
The UN declaration of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) for the 1990s was a major step forward in drawing the attention of various nations to vulnerabilities from natural disasters. Among other things, the IDNDR effort institutionalized high-level efforts within the United Nations and fostered a new strategy for disaster reduction. Over time, these efforts led to a set of resolutions that more closely linked disasters and development. Chief among these was adoption in 2005 of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015: Buil
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