In search of the causes of disasters

作者: Ihab Hanna Sawalha

DOI: 10.1108/IJES-08-2017-0046

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摘要: The term “causes” of disasters is used interchangeably very often with other terms, such as “types” disasters. Also, causes are usually explained in the literature an individualistic fashion relating every single disaster its own only. This limits ability to identify real Second, it reduces create any kind grouping for purpose this paper and discuss a more categorical manner.,An extensive review existing has been made order identify, introduce theories related Overall, approach taken based on theoretical reasoning informed by literature.,Disasters, even those which seem be composite complex, not mysterious incidents that cannot or analyzed. Literally, almost all can diagnosed identified systematic reasonable manner.,This study provides better conceptualization understanding It believed will improve decision-making process accompanied risk reduction processes exact also clarifies differences between causes, sources types extremely significant lifecycle modeling.,To author’s knowledge, few attempts have capture manner. Almost occurrences discussed

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