Per Becker is a Reader in Risk and Safety at Lund University in Sweden. He has combined research with a career in humanitarian assistance and international development cooperation focused on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. His research interests focus on the interactions between the physical environment, social organization and social behaviour in relation to societal safety and sustainability. Especially on issues of risk and vulnerability, on what makes society resilient to disturbances, disruptions and disasters, and on capacity development as an intentional process for increasing such resilience.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Capacity Development
Resilience
Risk
Safety
Sustainability
Vulnerability
Fingerprints
73%
Risk
36%
Sustainability
17%
Vulnerability
13%
Capacity Development
11%
Resilience
9%
Safety
Short Biography
Per Becker is a Reader in Risk and Safety at Lund University in Sweden. He has combined research with a career in humanitarian assistance and international development cooperation focused on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. His research interests focus on the interactions between the physical environment, social organization and social behaviour in relation to societal safety and sustainability. Especially on issues of risk and vulnerability, on what makes society resilient to disturbances, disruptions and disasters, and on capacity development as an intentional process for increasing such resilience.
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