Hurricane Andrew
Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of Disasters
Seiten
2014
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-86711-6 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-86711-6 (ISBN)
Analyzes the consequences of conflict and competition, especially associated with race, ethnicity and gender in the ways Miami prepared, responded and recovered to Hurricane Andrew.
This book explores how social, economic and political factors set the stage for Hurricane Andrew by influencing who was prepared, who was hit the hardest, and who was most likely to recover. Employing unique research data the authors analyze the consequences of conflict and competition on disaster preparation, response and recovery, especially where associated with race, ethnicity and gender.
This book explores how social, economic and political factors set the stage for Hurricane Andrew by influencing who was prepared, who was hit the hardest, and who was most likely to recover. Employing unique research data the authors analyze the consequences of conflict and competition on disaster preparation, response and recovery, especially where associated with race, ethnicity and gender.
Walter Gillis Peacock, Hugh Gladwin, Betty Hearn Morrow
1 DISASTER IN THE FIRST PERSON 2 SOCIAL SYSTEMS, ECOLOGICAL NETWORKS AND DISASTERS: TOWARD A SOCIO-POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF DISASTERS 3 BEFORE THE STORM: THE SOCIO-POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF MIAMI 4 WARNING AND EVACUATION: A NIGHT FOR HARD HOUSES 5 CRISIS DECISION MAKING AND MANAGEMENT 6 COPING IN A TEMPORARY WAY: THE TENT CITIES 7 A GENDERED PERSPECTIVE: THE VOICES OF WOMEN 8 STRETCHING THE BONDS: THE FAMILIES OF ANDREW 9 ETHNIC AND RACIAL INEQUALITIES IN HURRICANE DAMAGE AND INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS 10 ETHNICITY AND SEGREGATION: POST-HURRICANE RELOCATION 11 AND THE POOR GET POORER: A NEGLECTED BLACK COMMUNITY 12 DISASTERS AND SOCIAL CHANGE: HURRICANE ANDREW AND THE RESHAPING OF MIAMI
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.12.2014 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-86711-X / 113886711X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-86711-6 / 9781138867116 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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