The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience
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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience by Michael Lindell
The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience emphasizes the intersection of urban planning and hazard mitigation as critical for community resilience, considering the interaction of social, environmental and physical systems with disasters."This handbook is an extraordinary contribution to the field of hazard and disaster planningMichael Lindell, one of the most esteemed hazard scholars of the past fifty years, has assembled an incredible group of planning and policy scholars. Their discussions focus upon hazard and disaster planning for mitigation, preparedness/response, and recovery within the context of community and societal resilience. This sourcebook is a blueprint for linking research perspectives and findings into policy and practice." – Dr. Dennis Wenger, Program Director, retired, Infrastructure Management and Extreme Events, National Science Foundation, USA
"This handbook is a solid primer for planners who must make their communities safer and more resilient in the face of the rising tide of disasters in the 21st Century. If this is your job, this book is a valuable resource." – James C. Schwab, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Iowa, Chair-Elect, APA Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Planning Division, USA
Michael K. Lindell is an Emeritus Professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, and an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, Boise State University, and Oregon State University. His research interests include organizational emergency preparedness and response, training/exercises, warning systems, evacuation modeling, household disaster preparedness, risk communication, risk perception, household disaster response, disaster impact models, cognitive processing of visual displays, and survey research methods.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781032401287 |
| ISBN 10 | 1032401281 |
| Title | The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience |
| Author | Michael Lindell |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-08-29 |
| Number of pages | 440 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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