The Social Roots of Risk: Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience

Rather than acts of God or random acts of nature, The Social Roots of Risk argues that...
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Author: Kathleen Tierney
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The Social Roots of Risk: Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience by Tierney, Kathleen

The Social Roots of Risk: Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience

$441.28

The Social Roots of Risk: Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience

$441.28
Author: Kathleen Tierney
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Kathleen Tierney
Publisher: Stanford Business Books
Published: 07/23/2014
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780804791397


Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2015 pg. 901

About the Author
Kathleen Tierney is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Director of its Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center.


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