I hope that these two announcements would be of interest, even to those
without the resources to follow up either of them. Regarding conflict of
interest, I have been involved in both, but I make no financial gain from
advertising them here.
Ilan
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1. Know Risk
A new book entitled "Know Risk", from Tudor Rose and the Secretariat of the
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, was launched
at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction. See the website
http://www.know-risk.org for details, including the table of contents and
ordering information.
From the website:
Knowing about risks that lead to disasters, understanding how they affect
our livelihoods and environment, and dedicating collective efforts to manage
those conditions are crucial to protect our lives, our possessions, our
social assets and indeed the land, water and natural resources on which
human life depends. This is the world of risk that "Know Risk" addresses.
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2. Island Conference
The conference "Learning Lessons from Cultural Heritage for Sustainable
Island Development" takes place on 18 February in London, U.K. with free
registration and includes several risk- and vulnerability-related
presentations, for example:
(a) "Aspects of Armageddon": Rapid Onset Disasters, Survival in Solitude by
John Grattan, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of
Aberystwyth, Wales.
(b) Intensive Dalo Production as a Risk Reduction Strategy in the Highlands
of Viti Levu, Fiji by Julie S. Field, Leverhulme Centre for Human
Evolutionary Studies, University of Cambridge, England.
(c) Archaeological Lessons for Natural Disaster Management in Cuba by Jago
Cooper, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, England and
Roberto Valcarcel Rojas, Departamento de Arqueologia, Ministerio de
Ciencias, Cuba.
The full description and programme can be downloaded from the front page of
http://www.islandvulnerability.org
Please contact [log in to unmask] for further details or to book a place.
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