Social Vulnerability to Disasters, Second Edition

Name: Social Vulnerability to Disasters, Second Edition
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ISBN: 9781466516373

ISBN-10: 1466516372

ISBN-13: 9781466516373

Edition: 2nd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Deborah S. K. Thomas, Alice Fothergill, Brenda D. Phillips, William E. LoveKamp

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Since its publication in 2009, this volume has been used successfully in many college classes, by emergency management professionals, and in the independent volunteer sector. Focusing on populations subject to significant and often differential risk when disasters occur, the book remains essential to the emergency management, homeland security, and related social science fields, including public policy, sociology, geography, political science, urban and regional planning, and public health. The new edition is fully updated, is more international in scope, and incorporates significant disaster events since 2009. It also includes new case studies to illustrate concepts.

Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication date: 6/5/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 514
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.772
Language: English

Brenda Phillips , David M. Neal , and Gary R. Webb are Professors at Oklahoma State University.



Preface


Contributors


Acknowledgments



Understanding Social Vulnerability




Understanding Social Vulnerability



Theoretical Framing of Worldviews, Values, and Structural Dimensions of Disasters




The Intrinsic Link of Vulnerability to Sustainable Development




Socially Vulnerable Groups



Class




Race and Ethnicity




Gender




Age




Disability




Health




Language and Literacy




Households and Families




Violence




Building Capacity and Community Resilience



Religion, Faith, and Faith-Based Organizations




Animals




The Nature of Human Communities




Measuring and Conveying Social Vulnerability




Social Change and Empowerment




New Ideas for Practitioners



Index