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Social vulnerability to disasters

Author: Brenda Phillips; et al
Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Examines how the characteristics of an event alone do not create the tragedies that unfurl. This book explores why such vulnerabilities exist, what can be done to foster change, and how to reduce  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Brenda Phillips; et al
ISBN: 9781420078565 1420078569
OCLC Number: 226357355
Description: xii, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Contents: Theoretical framing of worldviews, values, and structural dimensions of disasters / Jean Scandlyn ... [et al.] --
The intrinsic link of vulnerability to sustainable development / Katie Oviatt and John Brett --
Class / Nicole Dash, Brenda G. McCoy, and Alison Herring --
Race and ethnicity / Nicole Dash --
Gender / Elaine Enarson --
Age / Lori Peek --
Disability / Alan Clive ... [et al.] --
Health / Deborah S.K. Thomas, Elizabeth A. Davis, and Alan Clive --
Language and literacy / Betty Hearn Morrow --
Households and families / Lynn Blinn-Pike --
Violence and disaster vulnerability / Brenda D. Phillips, Pamela Jenkins, and Elaine Enarson --
The nature of human communities / Eve Passerini --
Measuring and conveying social vulnerability / Deborah S.K. Thomas, Pamela K. Stephens, and Jennifer Goldsmith --
New ideas for practitioners / Elaine Enarson ... [et al.] --
Promoting empowerment : social change in disasters / William E. Lovekamp.,
Responsibility: edited by Brenda D. Phillips ... [et al.].
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