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Simon Hollis - The Role of Regional Organizations in Disaster Risk Management. A Strategy for Global Resilience.  - 9781349494231 - V9781349494231
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The Role of Regional Organizations in Disaster Risk Management. A Strategy for Global Resilience.

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Description for The Role of Regional Organizations in Disaster Risk Management. A Strategy for Global Resilience. Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPA; JPS; JW; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The use of regional organizations to mitigate and respond to disasters has become a global trend. This book examines the role regional organizations play in managing disaster risk through a comparative study of ten regional organizations, demonstrating their current limitations and future potential.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349494231
SKU
V9781349494231
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Simon Hollis
Simon Hollis is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Swedish National Defence College, Sweden, where he is conducting research on the role of international organizations in supporting disaster risk reduction capacities in small island developing states in the Caribbean and the Pacific regions.

Reviews for The Role of Regional Organizations in Disaster Risk Management. A Strategy for Global Resilience.
"The rise of supra-national organization is a striking feature of our period. Much of this organization is regional, rather than global, but the regional structures have gotten less attention. Simon Hollis has done us a real service with this extraordinary study of the rise of Disaster Risk Management arrangements in regional organizations around the world. His core finding is that ... Read more

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