This book is a comprehensive guide to several aspects of risk, including information systems, disaster management …, supply chain and disaster management perspectives. A major portion of this book is devoted to presenting a number of … Performance -- Information Systems Security Risk -- Enterprise Risk Management in Projects -- Natural Disaster Risk Management …

1 Introduction and summary -- 2 What is a disaster? An economic point of view -- 3 Disaster risks: evidence and theory … -- 4 Trends in Hazards and the Role of Climate Change -- 5 Climate change impact on natural disaster losses -- 6 … Methodologies for disaster risk management in a changing environment -- 7 Decision making for disaster risk management in a changing …

-- Enterprise Risk Management in Projects -- Natural Disaster Risk Management -- Disaster Risk Management in China -- Value …, accounting, and finance. We have discussed several aspects of risk, to include information systems, disaster management, and …

There has been some degree of reluctance in the past to consider disaster risk management within the mainstream of … adaptation to climate variability and climate change. However, there is now wide recognition of the need to incorporate disaster … with disaster risk management. It showcases projects and other initiatives in this field that are being undertaken in both …

models can be used for assessing and managing risks of extreme events. It focuses on natural disaster risk, but also …

This book reviews the fulfillment of two Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), namely poverty and inequality, in the … Indian subcontinent. It examines the complex interplay among development, inequality and poverty in relation to corruption … improve livelihoods and standards of living through poverty reduction and promoting inclusive development along with …

logic and core elements of China's poverty alleviation theory, and taking the Chinese experience of poverty alleviation …This study systematically investigates the development process, major characteristics and weak links of China's poverty … alleviation experience, and conducts a comparative analysis of poverty alleviation cases. It also accurately presents the internal …

The study of inequality, polarization and poverty is crucial for understanding the economic well-being of the …

for poverty and inequality measurement in affluent societies such as the UK. Sen argues that an individual?s welfare …