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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 58: For every dollar [pound, euro, shekel] spent on disaster risk reduction, between four and 11 dollars are saved in damage and losses avoided. It is quite probable that prudent investment in risk reduction is less expensive than are losses, but no one has the slightest idea how much cheaper. See: Alexander, D.E.

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Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Emergency Planning

Any attempt to relate the current anomie to disaster risk reduction (DRR) must take account of the 'egg hypothesis'. In modern disaster risk reduction, problem solvers abound. Social media in disaster risk reduction and crisis management. Register 2007. Anomie and shortage of disaster governance.