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Publisher: Odile Jacob
Total Pages: 288
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ISBN: 2738195377

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Vulnerability, Territory, Population

Vulnerability, Territory, Population
Author: Samuel Rufat
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2024-06-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1394299230

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, the term "vulnerable" was applied to "individuals" and to "populations", "groups" and "countries" in discussions, laws and regulations; now it applies to all objects in relation to all kinds of threats. However, rather than a label for governing people and places, the notion of "vulnerability" was expected to become an instrument to tackle the root causes of disasters, poverty and maldevelopment, as well as the inequalities and injustices they bring, whether social, political, economic or environmental. Despite this radical dimension, vulnerability has gradually been incorporated into public policies and international recommendations for global risk and disaster management. This book is intended for researchers, students, managers and decision makers concerned with the management of not only risks and crises but also climate and environmental change. The first part examines the multiple theoretical and conceptual approaches; the second explores vulnerability assessments, using examples from the Global North and Global South; and the third discusses tools, public policies and actions taken to reduce vulnerability.

Disaster Prevention Policies

Disaster Prevention Policies
Author: Patrick Pigeon
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016-11-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 008101791X

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This book addresses disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies, focusing on reducing the paradox that exists between the compulsory implementation of DRR policies and continuing limitations The authors use their knowledge of the ever-evolving threats associated with disasters and their prevention to investigate this famous paradox and propose solutions that will help readers understand and reconsider its existence. The authors also discuss conditionings behind this paradox, helping readers understand the existing solutions, also suggesting how to reduce the limitations of DRR policies. Offers a fresh perspective on the assessments currently available on disaster and DRR policies Provides insight based on examples of DRR policies taken from Latin American, Asian, and European cases Focuses on reducing the paradox that exists between the compulsory implementation of DRR policies and continuing limitations

Territorial Crisis Management

Territorial Crisis Management
Author: Richard Laganier
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2022-10-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1789450802

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Our societies have become very crisis-prone. This book explores crises and the methods of anticipation, management and reconstruction, and considers a risk-crisis-territorial development continuum. The aim is to better understand a widely used concept and clarify the methods of action in the field of crisis management. The different forms of learning proposed to better face future crises are also questioned. This book invites us to analyze the resources available to support crisis management and reconstruction, and consider the unequal access to these resources in different territories in order to design future territorial strategies. This often results in a form of territorial inertia after the crises. However, some innovate, imagine renewed territories, prepare for reconstruction, or even recompose territories now in order to make them more resilient. The crisis can then be the driving force or the accelerator of these changes and contribute to the emergence of new practices, or even new urban and territorial utopias.

Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support

Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support
Author: Balloni, Augusto
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2019-12-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 179981288X

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A complex and vulnerable contemporary society continually poses new challenges in terms of social conflict, and as crime advances, so must strategies for prevention and rehabilitation. Many facets of crime prevention and rehabilitation of offenders are public activities closely linked to other aspects of the political and social life of a region. The Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support is a scholarly publication that examines existing knowledge on crime dynamics and the implementation of crime victims’ rights. Highlighting a wide array of topics such as cyberbullying, predatory crimes, and psychological violence, this book is ideal for criminologists, forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, victim advocates, law enforcement, criminal profilers, crime analysts, therapists, rehabilitation specialists, psychologists, correctional facilities, wardens, government officials, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.

Sustaining European social security systems in a globalised economy

Sustaining European social security systems in a globalised economy
Author: Council of Europe
Publisher: Council of Europe
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9287174113

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In addition to long-term demographic trends, European social security systems face new challenges as a result of increased global competition and an international banking system focused on short-term financial gain. This report therefore explores new ways for European policy makers and institutions to make social security systems more sustainable. It investigates ways to achieve short and long-term financial viability. It also identifies key mechanisms that work to achieve social cohesion, such as greater emphasis on social rights and social dialogue. It then examines the main policy issues in sustaining major individual social security programmes, such as health care, social assistance and family benefits, pensions, unemployment and work incapacity benefits, as well as long-term care.

Droits de l'investisseur étranger et protection de l'environnement

Droits de l'investisseur étranger et protection de l'environnement
Author: Sabrina Robert-Cuendet
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2010-05-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004187553

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Consacré à la définition controversée de l’expropriation indirecte en droit international, cet ouvrage, à travers l’exemple des réglementations environnementales, offre une analyse complète de la question et propose une lecture innovante des principes applicables à la protection des investisseurs étrangers. Drawing on the controversial definition of indirect expropriation in international law, this book, through the example of environmental regulation, provides a comprehensive analysis of this topic and offers an innovative rereading of principles applicable to the protection of foreign investors.

La nécessité en droit international

La nécessité en droit international
Author: Sarah Cassella
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2011-05-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004215867

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Cet ouvrage envisage l’état de nécessité sous une nouvelle perspective, en analysant sa fonction de limitation des obligations internationales. L’analyse de la pratique démontre qu’il permet d’éviter que la stricte observation du droit ne produise un coût social excessif dans des situations difficiles. This book analyses state of necessity through a new perspective: its function of limitation of international obligations. State practice shows that this mechanism is meant to avoid an excessive social cost, born out of a strict compliance with the law in a hard case.

Research Anthology on Business Law, Policy, and Social Responsibility

Research Anthology on Business Law, Policy, and Social Responsibility
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 2119
Release: 2023-12-21
Genre: Law
ISBN:

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The complicated interactions between business, law, and societal expectations pose an unprecedented challenge in modern commerce. Businesses navigate an intricate ecosystem shaped by legal principles, government regulations, and evolving societal values. The Research Anthology on Business Law, Policy, and Social Responsibility comprehensively explores critical issues as societal expectations for responsible business practices rise across a four-volume collection. The anthology's timely significance makes this reference with an exhaustive coverage an indispensable resource. Carefully curated, the collection sheds light on the latest trends, techniques, and applications in business law and policy. Covering topics from the transformation of business ethics in the digital era to the role of multi-national corporations in enforcing competition laws, the anthology serves as a vital reference for academics, lawyers, policymakers, and business professionals. Libraries seeking expansive and diverse research materials will find this anthology to be an exceptional solution, enriching the academic environment and serving as an invaluable tool for researchers, educators, and students. The Research Anthology on Business Law, Policy, and Social Responsibility is a comprehensive addition to any institution's collection, addressing the diverse needs of those exploring the landscape of business law and policy.

Retraites, ce qui risque de les emporter: A l'heure du naufrage

Retraites, ce qui risque de les emporter: A l'heure du naufrage
Author: Bellin
Publisher: Editions Arca Minore
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2024-09-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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Retraites, ce qui risque de les emporter est la remise à jour d'un ouvrage de Pierre-Gilles Bellin, paru en 2008 aux Editions De Vecchi, Les retraites en Europe. A l'époque, le grand débat portait sur l'âge de la retraite, et si celle-ci devait ou non intégrer une part de capitalisation : il était donc intéressant d'aller voir chez les voisins européens. Mais quinze ans ont passé. Il y a eut la crise américaine des subprimes, en 2008, qui nourrit une dette, certainement illégitime, que nous payons encore. Puis il y a eu le Covid. Puis l'intensification de la guerre en Ukraine (fin février 2022) ! Tout cela fragilise les économies et, par les mécanismes que démontre le livre, les retraites elles-mêmes. Puis il y a eu le souhait de Monsieur Emmanuel Macron d'unifier tous les régimes de retraites. Réforme managériale, technocratique, elle a su jusqu'à présent esquiver le débat démocratique (en la passant en force à l'Assemblée nationale). Car elle a su faire passer de simples postulats pour de grands édifices théoriques. Démonstration qui n'est que d'autorité. En dénonçant les Régimes spéciaux, elle a su diviser pour opposer une vision qui fait litière des progrès sociaux mis en place par le Conseil nationale de la résistance, en 1943. Cela est très grave, car la réforme obvie également des Droits économiques et sociaux présents dans le Préambule de la Constitution de 1958. Elle expulse des partenaires sociaux traditionnels, sortis de tout dialogue. Elle crée une usine à gaz comptable où les retraités ne peuvent pas être gagnants. Enfin, elle manque d'une imagination cruciale, à l'heure où il y a de moins en moins d'actifs pour payer les retraites. 1,3, sachant que ce sont "les actifs de l'année qui paie les retraites de l'année". Ainsi cette reforme dévoile, de manière magistrale, une façon d'imposer un Nouvel ordre social, celui d'individus dispersés face à un état omniprésent. Mais, hélas, non omniscient. Ce livre, en même temps qu'il vous met en main les clefs d'une compréhension globale et historique du système, vous permet de savoir à quelle sauce vous serez mangé. S'il est objectif, et en tant que tel un vrai manuel pratique, il est aussi un cri d'alerte. Celui d'Homo Oeconomicus, alias Pierre-Gilles Bellin, contre ce que les grands intérêts économique cherchent à nous imposer. De manière maladroite, inexpérimentée, presque naïve. Mais comme un hold-up assumé. Mais n'en remettant pas moins en cause tant des acquis démocratiques que ceux de cette éthique compationnelle qui est à la base de l'état providence : il faut un revenu décent à ceux qui n'ont plus de force de travail. C'est un dû. Une