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1. The Tsunami of 2004 in Sri Lanka

   Impacts and Policy in the Shadow of Civil War

   Edited by Ragnhild Lund, Piers Blaikie

   This book is based on empirical research in Sri Lanka conducted after the catastrophic tsunami which hit the country in December 2004. The aims of the research have been to develop new knowledge on post-crisis reconstruction and recovery work, on how to bridge the knowledge gap between researchers...

   Published October 22nd 2009 by Routledge
2. Forests People and Power

   The Political Ecology of Reform in South Asia

   Edited by Oliver Springate-Baginski, Piers Blaikie

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   ?With tens of millions of hectares and hundreds of millions of lives in the balance, the debate over who should control South Asia?s forests is of tremendous political significance. This book provides an insightful and thorough assessment of important forest management transitions currently...

   Published June 28th 2007 by Routledge
3. At Risk

   Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters, 2nd Edition

   By Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, Ian Davis, Ben Wisner

   The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural...

   Published November 12th 2003 by Routledge
4. At Risk

   Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters

   By Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, Ian Davis, Ben Wisner

   At Risk reasserts the significance of the human factor in disasters. Establishing that the social, political and economic environment is as much a cause of disasters as the natural environment, the book argues that disaster mitigation is rooted in the potential humans have to understand their...

   Published November 12th 2003 by Routledge