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Book Review: The Continuing Storm: Learning from Katrina

Recovery Diva

Authors: Kai Erikson, William R. Studies, Yale University and Lori Peek, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Natural. Hazards Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder. Author of Hyperlocal Organizing: Collaborating for Recovery over Time, forthcoming in November 2022 from Lexington Press. Reviewer : Jack L.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report. devastation wrought after massive natural disasters. In the past, this could mean making phone calls for hours.

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Mitigating the Impact of Severe Weather

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As severe weather continues to threaten more people and cause greater harm, building resilience against natural hazards and climate threats is paramount: the time for governments and enterprises to act is now. The failure of transportation services amid the extreme cold event pushed authorities to call on military and rescue services.

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Community Resilience or Community Dystopia in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Emergency Planning

Yet, faced with natural hazards, relative isolation, economic deprivation and cultural decline, it badly needs social solidarity, and that is something it lacks. In Florence, by contrast, there is a living, active concept of fiorentinesimo. The current urban form was largely given to it by Norman invaders 940 years ago.