Social roots of risk, the: producing disasters, promoting resilience
Auteur :
Tierney, Kathleen
Éditeur :
Stanford University Press
ISBN :
9780804791397
Date de publication :
23 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
417 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Rather than acts of God or random acts of nature, The Social Roots of Risk argues that hazards, disasters, and crises of all sorts are produced by the social order itself-that the routine activities of institutions, organizations, and groups invite risk into our lives and put us in harms way.