Religious Responses to Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption Disasters - Chester, David; Duncan, Angus; Duncan, John
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This book argues that, although secular and religious perspectives on disasters have often conflicted, today there are grounds for believing that the world's major faiths have much to contribute to the processes of post-disaster recovery and future disaster risk reduction (DRR).

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Produktbeschreibung
This book argues that, although secular and religious perspectives on disasters have often conflicted, today there are grounds for believing that the world's major faiths have much to contribute to the processes of post-disaster recovery and future disaster risk reduction (DRR).
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Autorenporträt
David Chester is a graduate of the Universities of Durham and Aberdeen and for more than four decades has carried out research on disasters, especially those produced by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. He retired as a Professor of Environmental Sciences at Liverpool Hope University in 2020, having previously worked at the University of Liverpool where he is currently a Senior Fellow. David Chester is also an ordained priest in the Anglican (i.e. Episcopalian) Church. Angus Duncan has a degree in Geology from the University of Durham and a PhD from University College London. He has worked on the volcanoes of Italy and the Azores for nearly 50 years and retired as a Professor of Volcanology from the University of Bedfordshire in 2013. Angus Duncan subsequently became an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool. John Duncan has a degree in Geography from the University of Southampton and PhD in Geography, also from the University of Southampton. John's PhD research focused on using remote sensing data to monitor agricultural systems in Northern India. Subsequently, John has worked as a researcher at The University of Southampton and Tufts University on projects using geospatial data to explore climate impacts on agricultural systems and rural communities in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil. John is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia where he has worked across a range of projects spanning monitoring urban vegetation and built environments to developing farm data collection tools for use in Pacific Island mixed-farming and agroforestry systems.