Autor: Susan L. Cutter

Barrier islands. Flood plains. Earthquake faults. Sometimes the environment poses threats to our well being, yet many of us continue to choose to live in risky or dangerous places. And on top of the …

From Hurricane Katrina and the south Asian tsunami to human-induced atrocities, terrorist attacks and the looming effects of climate change, the world is assailed by both natural and unnatural hazard …

From Hurricane Katrina and the south Asian tsunami to human-induced atrocities, terrorist attacks and the looming effects of climate change, the world is assailed by both natural and unnatural hazard …

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Undertaken as part of the National Science Foundation»s call for research associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this volume contains research that addresses the immediate role and utility of g …

Undertaken as part of the National Science Foundation»s call for research associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this volume contains research that addresses the immediate role and utility of g …

It is particularly appropriate that the AAG’s Centennial Celebration should prompt the publication of a volume devoted to Geography and Technology. New technologies have always been important in adva …

U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century: From Disaster to Catastrophe explores a critical issue in American public policy: Are the current public sector emergency management systems sufficient …

U.S. Emergency Management in the 21st Century: From Disaster to Catastrophe explores a critical issue in American public policy: Are the current public sector emergency management systems sufficient …