More with Less: Disasters in an Era of Diminishing Resources

More with Less

More with Less INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., series editor More with Less Disasters in an Era of Diminishing Resources EDITED BY KEVIN M. CAHILL, M.D. A JOINT PUBLICATION OF FORDHAM UNIVERSIT Y PRESS AND THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN COOPER ATION NE W YORK 2012 Copyright © 2012 The Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fordham University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Fordham University Press also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. All of the books in the International Humanitarian Book Series are available in electronic format. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data More with less : disasters in an era of diminishing resources / edited by Kevin M. Cahill. p. cm. — (International humanitarian affairs) “A joint publication of Fordham University Press and the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8232-5017-2 (cloth : alk. paper)— ISBN 978-0-8232-5018-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Humanitarian assistance. 2. Disaster relief. 3. International relief. I. Cahill, Kevin M. II. Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation. HV553.M668 2012 363.34'8—dc23 2012020966 Printed in the United States of America. 14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1 First edition All royalties from this book go to the training of humanitarian workers. For Peter Hansen Scholar, Diplomat, Colleague, and Friend ...