The Social Roots of Risk: Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience (High Reliability and Crisis Management) (Paperback)

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Rather than acts of God or random acts of nature, The Social Roots of Risk argues that hazards, disasters, and crises of all sorts are produced by the social order itself-that the routine activities of institutions, organizations, and groups invite risk into our lives and put us in harms way.

About the Author


Kathleen Tierney is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Director of its Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center.
Product Details
ISBN: 9780804791397
ISBN-10: 0804791392
Publisher: Stanford Business Books
Publication Date: July 23rd, 2014
Pages: 320
Language: English
Series: High Reliability and Crisis Management