Complex emergencies versus natural disasters : an analytical comparison of causes and effects / J. M. Albala-Bertrand.

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Albala-Bertrand, J. M

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TextPublication details: Oxford : International Development Centre, c2000Description: p. [187]-204Subject(s):

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Subject: This paper compares complex humanitarian emergencies with natural disasters. The key feature of a complex emergency is the societal/institutional weakness that fails to accommodate competing identity groups, while the key characteristic of a natural disaster is the physical weakness of structures and processes that fail to compensate for extreme natural events

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Reprinted from Oxford Development Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2000, p. [187]-204

Spiral bound

Includes bibliography (p. 203-204)

This paper compares complex humanitarian emergencies with natural disasters. The key feature of a complex emergency is the societal/institutional weakness that fails to accommodate competing identity groups, while the key characteristic of a natural disaster is the physical weakness of structures and processes that fail to compensate for extreme natural events

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