Is there such a thing as a "natural" disaster?

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Lassa, Jonatan A.
• مؤلفون آخرون: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• التنسيق: Commentary
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2016
• الموضوعات: Global; Non-Traditional Security
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88244; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41720
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Being vulnerable to the forces of nature is entirely social and political economic decisions. This article provides an overview of 40 years of critical disaster studies and why critical approach to understanding disasters can save lives.