No abstract

No abstract

Un especialista extranjero experimentaría cierto asombro al constatar el afán local de ocuparse científicamente de algunos de los delitos de que trata este libro, y más, si se le presenta una obra dedicada al examen sistemático de todas las figuras del grupo, como es la muy reciente, extensa y completa que pasamos a reseñar.

The modern sociological literature on disasters highlights the fact that many of the ideas about human behaviour in disasters which were long considered as valid, are wrong. The main discovery is based on the fact that situations of crisis increase people's moral principles and capability of response. This paper illustrates some of these ideas, in a case study of a village which was struck by a natural disaster in the north of Granada (Spain) in 1986. The population's attitude revealed a huge potential of resources that were underestimated by professionals of disaster management. The analysis shows that it is necessary to bring civil protection systems and the population's capability of response into close harmony.

No abstract