This book is a revision of the author’s original doctoral thesis on emergency preparedness through community radio in North Indian villages into a widening ar

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Community resilience, or the sustained ability of a community to withstand and recover from adversity has become a key policy issue at federal, state, and local

This book is a revision of the author’s original doctoral thesis on emergency preparedness through community radio in North Indian villages into a widening ar