Past-Forwarding Ancient Calamities. Pathways for Making Archaeology Relevant in Disaster Risk Reduction Research

Despite the alleged mastery of humans over nature, contemporary societies are acutely vulnerable to natural hazards. In interaction with vulnerable communities, these transform into catastrophes. In a deep historical perspective, human communities of many different kinds have been affected by numero...

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Main Author: Felix Riede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/6/4/79