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Perceptions of Disaster Resilience and Preparedness in the Philippines
"Despite a large body of research on disasters in the Philippines, there is limited data on household levels of preparedness for disaster. This report provides findings from a nationwide household survey in the Philippines addressing disaster resilience and preparedness. The results of the survey provide a comprehensive baseline of household measures on each." -- Executive summary.
Planetary health approaches to understand and control vector-borne diseases
Mosquitoes transmit many of the pathogens that cause zoonotic diseases from wildlife and livestock to people, with devasting consequences for public health. The factors affecting the ecology and evolution of the transmission dynamics of these mosquito-borne pathogens can be revealed using multidisciplinary research approaches. This 7th volume of the ECVD series focuses on the ecological factors that determine the transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne pathogens naturally circulating between animals of different taxa and their importance for human health. The authors revise the current knowledge on the pathogens that affect wildlife, including those maintained in captivity, as well as the us...
Justiça Climática e Vulnerabilidades - 1a Ed - 2024
"É buscando contribuir com tais reflexões que se organizou o presente livro. Dividido em três partes ("Questões introdutórias", "Questões estruturais" e "Justiça Climática e Grupos Vulneráveis mais impactados", que por sua vez se subdivide em geral e Brasil), contando com 15 capítulos, além desta apresentação, a obra traz reflexões de autores nacionais e estrangeiros, com abordagens teóricas e práticas, sendo inter e multidisciplinar, sempre com uma ótica protetiva, a fim de dialogar com a agenda e abordagem do Grupo de Pesquisa Direitos Humanos e Vulnerabilidades da Universidade Católica de Santos. A organização do livro se preocupou, para além do conteúdo e da adoçã...
Design for Emergency Management
Through a combination of theory, practice, and a range of interdisciplinary case studies, this book expands how we define and think about the critical role and relationship between design and emergencies. This role extends far beyond aesthetics: the book highlights the urgency of ensuring that a wide range of stakeholders and a diverse representation of the public comes together to work towards preventing disasters. Design in the context of disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding and (wild) fires, provides new ways of looking at challenges. It contributes methods to actively engage communities in managing and minimizing disaster risk. Contributors present the latest research on ...
