This volume centers on the relationship between media and crisis communication, the need to address which has only been heightened by the recent experience of COVID-19 and the needs for public health crisis communication.
'Consummate and thorough' - The Times'Darkly entertaining' - The SpectatorA superbly written work of narrative non-fiction by an exciting new talent, The Anti-Catastrophe League is a brilliant study of the people and their teams who are trying to save the world.
Focusing on the discursive dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic from a semiotic perspective, this book uses semiotic theory and methods to analyse the meaning-making mechanisms and dynamics that occurred during, and revolved around, the pandemic.
Drawing on decades of on-the-ground experience, a strong body of existing research on the social construction of risk, and his own academic research, Terry Gibson demonstrates the transformative potential of current debates around de- and re-growth for disaster studies.
Focusing on the discursive dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic from a semiotic perspective, this book uses semiotic theory and methods to analyse the meaning-making mechanisms and dynamics that occurred during, and revolved around, the pandemic.
This book analyses India's response to COVID-19, using an intersectional framework that highlights the roles of the central government, regional governments, and community organisations, both formal and informal.
This second edition of Fires and Human Behaviour was originally published in 1990 and since the first edition in 1980 there continued to be considerable loss of life in small and large fires throughout the world.
This book analyses India's response to COVID-19, using an intersectional framework that highlights the roles of the central government, regional governments, and community organisations, both formal and informal.
This second edition of Fires and Human Behaviour was originally published in 1990 and since the first edition in 1980 there continued to be considerable loss of life in small and large fires throughout the world.
Viele junge Menschen weltweit haben das Gefühl, dass sie um ihr Leben und ihre Zukunft kämpfen müssen: Wenn sie keine Hitzewelle erwischt, dann eben eine Dürre.
This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal's Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights threats to the catchment area that provides vital drinking water to Kathmandu's fast-growing population.
Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge.
With chapters that incorporate additional perspectives on social vulnerability, this second edition focuses on the social construction of disasters, demonstrating how the characteristics of an event are not the only reason that tragedies unfurl.
Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge.
With an emphasis on the practical, this book explains how people react to different sorts of crises, whether they be economic, environmental, health or war, and how we can better support the public, our families, and ourselves in future crises.
El derecho a la filosofía, tal como fue enunciado por Jacques Derrida en su conferencia en la Unesco, lo interpretamos como el derecho a pensar juntos; el Bicentenario en la Argentina fue no solo un hecho histórico, sino también un acontecimiento que nos mueve a pensar.
In the wake of Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924, various protagonists grappled to become his successor, but it was not until 1928 that Joseph Stalin emerged as leader of the Russian Marxists' Bolshevik wing.
This book details the impact of flooding on our environment, and the ways in which communities, and those that work with them, can act to manage the associated risks.
This book details the impact of flooding on our environment, and the ways in which communities, and those that work with them, can act to manage the associated risks.
2020 als globaler WendepunktEine akribisch recherchierte Untersuchung einer pandemischen Zeit, in der nichts mehr sicher war und alles auf dem Spiel stand: Der renommierte US-Soziologe und Bestsellerautor Eric Klinenberg über ein Jahr, das unser aller Leben auf den Kopf stellte.
This book presents interdisciplinary empirical studies about the COVID-19 pandemic's complex influence on the professional, personal, and family lives of mothers in academia or "e;MotherScholars"e;.
This book presents interdisciplinary empirical studies about the COVID-19 pandemic's complex influence on the professional, personal, and family lives of mothers in academia or "e;MotherScholars"e;.
Dieses eBook: "Psychologie der Massen (Grundlagenwerk der Sozialpsychologie)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
