Living with the Unexpected: Linking Disaster Recovery to Sustainable Development in Montserrat - Hardcover

Possekel, A.K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540657096 ISBN 13: 9783540657095

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1999

Synopsis

This study deals with complexity and uncertainty, thereby focusing on appropriate methods which enable vulnerable communities to cope effectively with natural hazards and disasters. The central goal of the study is an applicable combination of hazard management and development planning. Therefore, the reconstruction process following a disaster is understood as an opportunity for structural changes and self-organisation processes that can foster sustainable development. In this context the potential of scenario planning as an evolutionary and participatory learning approach is addressed. The empirical research concentrates on the time before and during the volcanic crisis on the Caribbean island Montserrat. Particular methods used are a systematic analysis of the case study, more than 200 interviews with stakeholders and citizens - concentrating on resource and hazard perception, as well as the organisation and execution of various scenario workshops.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540657096
• ISBN 13: 9783540657095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 297