Defining Disaster

Disciplines and Domains

• Author(s): Aronsson-Storrier, Marie, Dahlberg, Rasmus,
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Pages: 264
• ISBN_10: 1839100303
  ISBN_13: 9781839100307
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / Environmental , Social Science / Disasters & Disaster Relief , Law / International , Law / General ,

Description:... This timely book unpacks the idea of ‘disaster’ from a variety of approaches, broadening understanding and improving the usability of this complex and often contested concept. Including multidisciplinary perspectives from leading and emerging scholars, it offers reflections on how the concept of disaster has been shaped by and within various fields of research, providing complementary and thought-provoking comparisons across many domains.