Radiological Issues for Fukushima’s Revitalized Future

Effects of Radiation / Radiation Protection

Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Nuclear Risks

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Advancing Culture of Living with Landslides: Volume 1 ISDR-ICL Sendai Partner…

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Vulnerability and Adaptation to Drought The Canadian Prairies and South America

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Contextualizing Disaster

Contextualizing Disaster" offers a comparative analysis of six recent highly visible disasters and several slow-burning, hidden, crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a m…