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Handbook of Disaster Research
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Title
Handbook of Disaster Research [electronic resource] / by Havidán Rodríguez, Enrico L. Quarantelli, Russell R. Dynes.
ISBN
9780387323534
Publication
New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XXXI, 611 p).
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Summary
From the reviews: "The Handbook of Disaster Research will, without a doubt, be the most important publication of its type during this decade. Just about everyone who is anyone in the disaster research community has shared their knowledge on the important topics of the day. The authors and the publisher are to be congratulated for completing the book that will be widely sought after by practitioners, researchers and students of disaster planning and response. Thank you for this outstanding contribution to the field." Henry W. Fischer III, Director, Center for Disaster Research & Education, Millersville University "The Handbook of Disaster Research will generate considerable excitement amongst international disaster research and management professionals. Finally, a volume that takes on the task of articulating and unpacking the many social complexities of modern disasters and catastrophes. By taking a multi-disciplinary perspective, the Handbook addresses the very pressing need to better understand the social dimensions of disaster. ... offers a very balanced set of analyses that will undoubtedly appeal to not only the researcher, but the practitioner and the policy-maker alike." Dr. Derek Bopping, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Department of Defence, Australia "This is an amazing handbook. .... A "must have" for anyone who wants to know the cutting edges of disaster research. The Handbook of Disaster Research is unlike any other handbook I’ve seen. .....I’m impressed, too, with the breadth of expertise that is represented. Practitioners as well as academics, the "old guard" of disaster research as well as the young, rising stars, and the refreshing appearance of scholars from places other than the United States. I need this book on my shelf." Lee Clarke, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Author of Worst Cases: Terror and Catastrophe in the Popular Imagination; Mission Improbable: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster; and Terrorism and Disaster: New Threats, New Ideas. Recent disasters, such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami, bomb explosions in London, Hurricane Katrina, the Pakistan Earthquake, floods in Central America, landslides in Indonesia, and September 11, 2001 among many others, have resulted in an extensive loss of life, social disruption, significant economic impacts to local and national economies, and have made headline news in countries throughout the world. Thus the Handbook of Disaster Research is a timely and much needed contribution to the field of disasters. The Hand.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 14, 2018
Series
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research,
Contents
What Is a Disaster?
A Heuristic Approach to Future Disasters and Crises: New, Old, and In-Between Types
The Crisis Approach
Methodological Issues
The Role of Geographic Information Systems/Remote Sensing in Disaster Management
Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Disasters
Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Disaster Vulnerability
Gender and Disaster: Foundations and Directions
Globalization and Localization: An Economic Approach
Local Emergency Management Organizations
Community Processes: Warning and Evacuation
Search and Rescue Activities in Disasters
Community Processes: Coordination
Sustainable Disaster Recovery: Operationalizing An Existing Agenda
Sheltering and Housing Recovery Following Disaster*
Businesses and Disasters: Vulnerability, Impacts, and Recovery
Organizational Adaptation to Disaster
Community Innovation and Disasters
Disaster and Development Research and Practice: A Necessary Eclecticism?
National Planning and Response: National Systems
Disaster and Crisis Management in Transitional Societies: Commonalities and Peculiarities
Terrorism as Disaster
Recent Developments in U.S. Homeland Security Policies and Their Implications for the Management of Extreme Events
Unwelcome Irritant or Useful Ally? The Mass Media in Emergencies
The Popular Culture of Disaster: Exploring a New Dimension of Disaster Research
Remembering: Community Commemoration After Disaster
Research Applications in the Classroom
From Research to Praxis: The Relevance of Disaster Research for Emergency Management
Communicating Risk and Uncertainty: Science, Technology, and Disasters at the Crossroads
Crisis Management in the Twenty-First Century: “Unthinkable” Events in “Inconceivable” Contexts
New Dimensions: The Growth of a Market in Fear
Disasters Ever More? Reducing U.S. Vulnerabilities.
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