Social vulnerability to disasters / edited by Deborah S.K. Thomas, Brenda D. Phillips, William E. Lovekamp and Alice Fothergill
| Publisher | (Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis) |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Authors | Fothergill, Alice editor Lovekamp, William E. editor Phillips, Brenda D. editor Thomas, Deborah S.K. editor Taylor and Francis |
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| Size | 1 online resource (514 pages) : 90 illustrations |
| Notes | chapter 1 Understanding Social Vulnerability -- chapter 2 Theoretical Framing of Worldviews, Values, and Structural Dimensions of Disasters -- chapter 3 The Intrinsic Link of Vulnerability to Sustainable Development -- chapter 4 Class -- chapter 5 Race and Ethnicity -- chapter 6 Gender -- chapter 7 Age -- chapter 8 Disability -- chapter 9 Health -- chapter 10 Language and Literacy -- chapter 11 Households and Families -- chapter 12 Violence -- chapter 13 Religion, Faith, and Faith-Based Organizations -- chapter 14 Animals -- chapter 15 The Nature of Human Communities -- chapter 16 Measuring and Conveying Social Vulnerability -- chapter 17 Social Change and Empowerment -- chapter 18 New Ideas for Practitioners The 2010 Haiti and Chili earthquakes, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan are but a few examples of recent catastrophic events that continue to reveal how social structure and roles produce extensive human suffering and differential impacts on individuals and communities. These events bring social vulnerability to the forefront in considering how disasters unfold, clearly revealing that disasters are not created from the physical event alone. Equally important, people—even those considered vulnerable—respond in innovative and resilient ways that unveil the strength of human ingenuity and spirit. It is not a foregone conclusion that a hazard event, even a large one, will result in catastrophic loss HTTP:URL=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781466516380 Pub. note=Click here to view. |
| Subjects | FREE:SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief LCSH:Disasters -- Social aspects All Subject Search LCSH:Risk assessment |
| Classification | LCC:HV553 DC23:363.342 |
| ID | 8000089636 |
| ISBN | 9781466516380 |
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