Planning for Disaster

Some of my friends and relatives wonder why I want to spend my time thinking about social inequities in the context of natural disasters. I have tried to explain the importance of understanding how humanity's responses mitigate or worsen the human toll of “acts of God.” Disaster ethics presents...

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Main Author: Banerjee, Mohini P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2015
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2015, Volume: 45, Issue: 4
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Summary:Some of my friends and relatives wonder why I want to spend my time thinking about social inequities in the context of natural disasters. I have tried to explain the importance of understanding how humanity's responses mitigate or worsen the human toll of “acts of God.” Disaster ethics presents a unique set of challenges.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1002/hast.460