Fuchs, Sven editor. Thaler, Thomas editor. text bibliography enk 2018 monographic eng

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xvi, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. "In recent years there has been growing recognition that disaster risk cannot be reduced by focusing solely on physical hazards without considering factors that influence socio-economic impact. Vulnerability: the susceptibility to the damaging impacts of hazards, and resilience: the ability to recover, have become popular concepts in natural hazard and risk management. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the concepts of vulnerability and resilience and their application to natural hazards research. With contributions from both physical and social scientists it provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the different types of vulnerability and resilience, the links between them, and concludes with the remaining challenges and future directions of the field. Examining global case studies from the US coast to Austria, this is a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students working in natural hazard and risk reduction from both the natural and social sciences"-- Vulnerability: an introduction -- Physical vulnerability -- Social vulnerability -- Economic vulnerability -- Institutional vulnerability -- Resilience: an introduction -- Physical resilience -- Social resilience -- Economic resilience -- Institutional resilience -- Linkages between vulnerability and resilience -- Synthesis and conclusion. edited by Sven Fuchs University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Thomas Thaler, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. Includes bibliographical references and index. PPDM, ARC Hazard mitigation Social aspects Hazard mitigation Economic aspects Risk Social aspects Disasters Social aspects Social sciences HM1101 .V85 2018 363.346 9781107154896 (hardback) 2017040752 Ayesha Abed Library LBSOR/DLC 220721 39188 eng