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Building Disaster Resilience: Steps toward Sustainability

Authors :
Susan L. Cutter
Source :
Challenges in Sustainability, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 72-79 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Librelloph, 2014.

Abstract

Disaster losses continue to escalate globally and in many regions human losses (death, injury, permanent displacement) often exceed the economic toll. Current disaster policies are reactive with a short-term focus―respond and rebuild as quickly as possible and in the same way after the event. Such policies ignore the longer-term approach of building disaster-resilient communities, in which investments made now show financial and social returns later by reducing the impact of disasters. This article provides a vision for resilient nations in 2030 based on three recent policy reports. It highlights the necessary steps to wards achieving sustainability using the lens of disaster resilience as the pathway towards strengthening communities' ability to prepare and plan for, absorb, respond to, and recover from present and future disasters.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22976477, 01020072, and 82944202
Volume :
1
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Challenges in Sustainability
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.564e6ca9acd14334b646d82944202374
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.12924/cis2013.01020072