Disaster and Development

Citation

Collins, A.E. (2010), "Disaster and Development", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 517-518. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2010.19.4.517.6

In the developing world, sustainable development and disaster reduction go hand in hand, says Collins. “Sustainable environmental, social, and economic futures are dependent on applying the right risk reduction decisions, at the right time, in the right place, and with the right people,” he writes.

This book looks at “neo‐Malthusian” approaches to development governance and disaster prevention. It offers hopeful messages in some senses: “People do more than just cope with disasters, they interact with them to build greater prosperity and a secure future, getting development out of disaster.”