Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions: Challenges of War, Terrorism, and Civil Disorder
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742531333 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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refugees and their costs Refugees are the main concern here. The authors study recents in recent decades where conflicts have led to the creation of mass human movements and environmental degradations. Unsurprisingly, these have very negative effects on economic growth, even leaving aside the numerous fatalities.One chapter looks at the 11 September 2001 attack on New York and the aftermath. Where survivors were compensated by various means. And where there was massive environmental damage within the city. However, this pales to other conflicts mentioned here.
Phillip J. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. Claudia Mar'a Vargas is associate professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University and associate professor of public administration at the Mark O. Cooper is professor of public administration at the Mark O. . Hatfield School of Government at Portland State Unive
Casting aside outmoded models of war recovery, the book applies new concepts of human security, environmental protection, and social and economic development to countries coming out of conflict. It is an innovative guide to new strategies for international development in extremely unsettled conditions. Simon, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University)Philip Cooper and Claudia Maria Vargas reframe healing from the societal devastation caused by armed conflict as the recover phase of disaster management, and they illuminate a path of hope, showing how the recovery process can re-create societies more resilient and sustainable than they were when the tragedy of armed human conflict befell them. It is a must for policymakers and practitioners foc
Focusing on the challenges and issues that arise for those contemplating a way forward in the wake of catastrophic upheavals, Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions takes a broad-based and integrative approach. While destruction of the environment has long been part of warfare, it has become increasingly important as environmental pressures have intensified in our time. What emerges is that the post-WWII reconstruction or nation-building perspectives are inadequate and inappropriate to most of the contemporary post-conflict challengesa successful response requires a sustainable development approach, and Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions is a preliminary exploration of this complex subject.. In the midst of great crisis, it is difficult to contemplate the future. In recent decades, determining what kind of future to imagine has been an ongoing challenge for millions of people around the world who have been subjected to war, terrorism,