Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions: Challenges of War, Terrorism, and Civil Disorder In recent decades, determining what kind of future to imagine has been an ongoing challenge for millions of people around the world who have been subjected to war, terrorism, and civil disorder.In th
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| Title | : | Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions: Challenges of War, Terrorism, and Civil Disorder |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.71 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742531333 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2007-11-26 |
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Editorial : Crises present opportunities for societies to remake themselves beyond emergency relief and reconstruction, and creative partnerships can emerge across the boundaries of conflict. This is essential reading for both peace makers and development practitioners alike. (Laurence R. Simon, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University)
Philip Cooper and Claudia Maria Vargas reframe healing from the societal devastation caused by armed conflict as the recover phase of disaster management, and they illuminate a path of hope, showing how the recovery process can re-create societies more resilient and sustainable than they were when the tragedy of armed human conflict befell them. (Lloyd Burton, University of Colorado, Denver)
Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions provides a thoughtful, in-depth analysis of the problems facing countries emerging from civil wars, genocide and traumatic national upheavals. Casting aside outmoded models
In the midst of great crisis, it is difficult to contemplate the future. In recent decades, determining what kind of future to imagine has been an ongoing challenge for millions of people around the world who have been subjected to war, terrorism, and civil disorder. While destruction of the environment has long been part of warfare, it has become increasingly important as environmental pressures have intensified in our time. Focusing on the challenges and issues that arise for those contemplating a way forward in the wake of catastrophic upheavals, Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions takes a broad-based and integrative approach. What emerges is that the post-WWII reconstruction or nation-building perspectives are inadequate and inappropriate to most of the contemporary post-conflict challengesa successful response requires a sustainable development approach, and Sustainable Development in Crisis Conditions is a preliminary exploration of this complex subject.
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