The vulnerability of the elderly in disasters: the need for an effective resilience policy

This article presents an analysis on the elderly vulnerability in un/natural disasters, since the elderly may have a higher degree of fragility in emergency situations among the vulnerable group. The aim is to support the increasing of the elderly resilience during critical events under the Protecti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ambiente & sociedade 2014-04, Vol.17 (2), p.157-174
Hauptverfasser:	BODSTEIN, Airton, LIMA, Valeria Vanda Azevedo de, BARROS, Angela Maria Abreu de
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Care Services Brazil Civil Defense Disaster recovery Disasters Elderly Emergencies Emergency preparedness Evacuations & rescues Law Methodology (Data Collection) Natural Disasters Older people Prevention Research Methodology Resilience Rights Vulnerability
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