Author : Andrew Chalinder
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,84 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 9780850033724
Author : Tom Corsellis
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780855985349
Included on CD-ROM: Shelter training : a training tool complementling the Transitional settlement: displaced populations guidelines; Shelter library : key documents for the transitional settlement and shelter sector.
Author : Ben Wisner
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 33,76 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241545410
Aimed at practitioners, policymakers and researchers, this volume distills knowledge of environmental health during an emergency or disaster. It draws on results from the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and experience with sustainable development between the two Earth Summits.
Author : Jan de Boer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 19,25 MB
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1466564814
Technological development has not only provided mankind with more prosperity, but with increased destructive power as well. These developments, combined with an explosive growth of the world population, have led to mass casualty situations, varying from traffic accidents to war. In the 20th Century over 200 million people were killed as a result of man-made disasters --- a figure unequalled in the history of mankind. It is not surprising, therefore, that a new medical discipline has emerged: disaster medicine. The realization that disasters have effects which cross the traditional boundaries of medical specialisms and nationality, led to the foundation of the International Society of Disaster Medicine (ISDM), which issued an international curriculum on education and training in disaster medicine. As a logical consequence the ISDM decided to develop its curriculum into a handbook, now available to the global community of disaster medicine specialists. This Handbook of Disaster Medicine contains contributions from international experts in the field and will be of value and interest to a wide variety of professionals in the discipline of disaster medicine and management.
Author : Khalid Koser
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 15,52 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0857451928
The “migration-displacement nexus” is a new concept intended to capture the complex and dynamic interactions between voluntary and forced migration, both internally and internationally. Besides elaborating a new concept, this volume has three main purposes: the first is to focus empirical attention on previously understudied topics, such as internal trafficking and the displacement of foreign nationals, using case studies including Afghanistan and Iraq; the second is to highlight new challenges, including urban displacement and the effects of climate change; and the third is to explore gaps in current policy responses and elaborate alternatives for the future.
Author : Ruhizal Roosli
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 39,29 MB
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1443891576
This book consists of ten chapters, focusing on how to combine quantitative with qualitative methods in a research project. The approach of combining both methods is called ‘Triangulation’. In the social sciences, triangulation is often used in combining several research methods to study one subject. However, it is not in itself a method in the same way as a quantitative or qualitative approach with a specific paradigm. Triangulation is a plan, structure and investigation strategy deployed to obtain answers to problems identified at an earlier stage, and is widely used by researchers due to its capability in cross-checking the validity of findings and its minimal risk of bias. This book details the triangulation approach through its use in a real research project. Although, there are a number of books which discuss general research guidelines and methods, there is a notable lack of such books in social sciences which provide an example of integrating quantitative and qualitative methods in one research project. As such, the contents of this book will be useful to students, academicians and practitioners conducting research work.
Author : Anneke Smit
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 1136331433
The Property Rights of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Beyond Restitution pursues a rigorous examination of the various ways in which the protection of housing and property rights can contribute to durable solutions to displacement.
Author : John Adams
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 27,23 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780855983789
This book is based on a public-health approach to the provision of water and sanitation in emergencies: an approach that is information-based and people-based. It emphasizes the need for a coordinated and phased response, which adapts to meet constantly changing needs.
Author :
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 36,68 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789291390977
Following the worldwide success of the first edition of The Sphere Handbook, this new second edition is the result of feedback from current users and from training workshops, with revisions from a focal group of representatives from major organisations. Key changes include: · addition of an entirely new section on Food security · revisions from a cross-cutting review on Gender, Children, Elderly, Disabled, Environment, HIV/AIDS, Protection · updated and refined qualitative and quantitative indicators · expanded introduction and development of common standards · clearer cross-referencing and more concise, user-friendly text The new edition is in the same handy format and structure, with a new CD-ROM featuring the full text.
Author : Susan Forbes Martin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2009-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9048128250
An estimated 35 million people worldwide are displaced by conflict, and most of them are women and children. During their time away from their homes and communities, these women and their children are subjected to a horrifying array of misfortune, including privations of every kind, sexual assaults, disease, imprisonment, unwanted pregnancies, severe psychological trauma, and, upon return or resettlement, social disapproval and isolation. Written by the world’s leading scholars and practitioners, this unique collection brings these problems - and potential solutions - into sharp focus. Based on extensive field research and a broad knowledge of other studies of the challenges facing women who are forced from their homes and homelands by conflict, this book offers in-depth understanding and problem-solving ideas. Derived from a project to advise U.N. agencies, it speaks to a broad array of students, scholars, NGOs, policymakers, government officials, and international organizations.
