Community Resilience in Natural Disasters

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   • Anouk Ride, Diane Bretherton

   Pages 1-17

3. Indonesia

   • Dicky Pelupessy, Diane Bretherton, Anouk Ride

   Pages 19-49

4. Pakistan

   • Asha Bedar, Diane Bretherton, Anouk Ride

   Pages 51-90

5. Solomon Islands

   • Anouk Ride, Diane Bretherton

   Pages 91-112

6. Kenya

   • Sarah Knoll, Vera Roos, Diane Bretherton, Anouk Ride

   Pages 113-140

7. Myanmar

   • Wendy Poussard, Joanna Hayter

   Pages 141-167

8. Conclusion: Community Resilience in Natural Disasters

   • Anouk Ride, Diane Bretherton

   Pages 169-193

9. Back Matter

   Pages 195-198

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Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyzes how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively - or negatively - to their response, promoting debate on the role of aid and the media in times of crisis.

• community
• crisis
• disaster
• media
• natural disasters
• resilience

ANOUK RIDE is a Journalist and Ph.D. Candidate in Conflict Resolution who has written and edited for newspapers and magazines in Australia, the UK, and the USA. Her feature articles include reports from Russia, Indonesia, Bougainville, and Northern Ireland.
 
DIANE BRETHERTON is a Peace Psychologist and Former Chair of the Committee for the Psychological Study of Peace for the International Association of Psychological Science. She is the author of many academic journal articles and books on conflict and development. She has worked in a range of conflict regions, including employment with the United Nations in Sri Lanka, for UNESCO in Vietnam, and for the World Bank in Sierra Leone, and is also the winner of three international awards for peace, including the Century of Women Peace Award (2003). 
 

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