Including the capacity for coping with surprises in post-disaster recovery policies. Reflections on the experience of Tangshan, China
Surprises are characteristic features of many disasters that pose major challenges to theorists as well as practitioners. When surprises occur during the recovery stage of disasters, they can complicate efforts to reestablish order, by introducing new variables that demand attention from societies t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Universität Freiburg
2008-12-01
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Series: | Behemoth : a Journal on Civilisation |
Online Access: | http://www.oldenbourg-link.com/doi/pdf/10.1524/behe.2008.0021 |