Learning and calamities : practices, interpretations, patterns /

"It is widely assumed that humanity should be able to learn from calamities (e.g., emergencies, disasters, catastrophes) and that the affected individuals, groups, and enterprises, as well as the concerned (disaster-) management organizations and institutions for prevention and mitigation, will...

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Main Authors: Egner, Heike, 1963- editor, Schorch, Marň editor, Voss, Martin editor, ebrary, Inc
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Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015
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description "It is widely assumed that humanity should be able to learn from calamities (e.g., emergencies, disasters, catastrophes) and that the affected individuals, groups, and enterprises, as well as the concerned (disaster-) management organizations and institutions for prevention and mitigation, will be able to be better prepared or more efficient next time. Furthermore, it is often assumed that the results of these learning processes are preserved as "knowledge" in the collective memory of a society, and that patterns of practices were adopted on this base. Within history, there is more evidence for the opposite: Analyzing past calamities reveals that there is hardly any learning and, if so, that it rarely lasts more than one or two generations. This book explores whether learning in the context of calamities happens at all, and if learning takes place, under which conditions it can be achieved and what would be required to ensure that learned cognitive and practical knowledge will endure on a societal level. The contributions of this book include various fields of scientific research: history, sociology, geography, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, development studies and political studies, as well as disaster research and disaster risk reduction research"-- Provided by publisher
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spelling KOHA-OAI-TEST:5132592020-12-19T17:19:03ZLearning and calamities : practices, interpretations, patterns / Egner, Heike, 1963- editor Schorch, Marň editor Voss, Martin editor ebrary, Inc Electronic books New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,20152015eng"It is widely assumed that humanity should be able to learn from calamities (e.g., emergencies, disasters, catastrophes) and that the affected individuals, groups, and enterprises, as well as the concerned (disaster-) management organizations and institutions for prevention and mitigation, will be able to be better prepared or more efficient next time. Furthermore, it is often assumed that the results of these learning processes are preserved as "knowledge" in the collective memory of a society, and that patterns of practices were adopted on this base. Within history, there is more evidence for the opposite: Analyzing past calamities reveals that there is hardly any learning and, if so, that it rarely lasts more than one or two generations. This book explores whether learning in the context of calamities happens at all, and if learning takes place, under which conditions it can be achieved and what would be required to ensure that learned cognitive and practical knowledge will endure on a societal level. The contributions of this book include various fields of scientific research: history, sociology, geography, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, development studies and political studies, as well as disaster research and disaster risk reduction research"-- Provided by publisherIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index"It is widely assumed that humanity should be able to learn from calamities (e.g., emergencies, disasters, catastrophes) and that the affected individuals, groups, and enterprises, as well as the concerned (disaster-) management organizations and institutions for prevention and mitigation, will be able to be better prepared or more efficient next time. Furthermore, it is often assumed that the results of these learning processes are preserved as "knowledge" in the collective memory of a society, and that patterns of practices were adopted on this base. Within history, there is more evidence for the opposite: Analyzing past calamities reveals that there is hardly any learning and, if so, that it rarely lasts more than one or two generations. This book explores whether learning in the context of calamities happens at all, and if learning takes place, under which conditions it can be achieved and what would be required to ensure that learned cognitive and practical knowledge will endure on a societal level. The contributions of this book include various fields of scientific research: history, sociology, geography, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, development studies and political studies, as well as disaster research and disaster risk reduction research"-- Provided by publisherPSZJBLDisastersOrganizational learningCommunities of practiceCrisis managementURN:ISBN:9780415703352 (hbk.)URN:ISBN:9780203794678 (e-book)URN:ISBN:9780415703352
spellingShingle Disasters
Organizational learning
Communities of practice
Crisis management
Egner, Heike, 1963- editor
Schorch, Marň editor
Voss, Martin editor
ebrary, Inc
Learning and calamities : practices, interpretations, patterns /
title Learning and calamities : practices, interpretations, patterns /
title_full Learning and calamities : practices, interpretations, patterns /
title_fullStr Learning and calamities : practices, interpretations, patterns /
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title_short Learning and calamities : practices, interpretations, patterns /
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topic Disasters
Organizational learning
Communities of practice
Crisis management
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