Disasters - A Sociological Approach Tierney KathleenPaperback / softback
Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not wreak their damage equally across populations and every disaster has social dimensions at its very core. This…
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Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not wreak their damage equally across populations and every disaster has social dimensions at its very core. This important book sheds light on the social conditions and global, national, and local processes that produce disasters.A range of topics are covered, including the social roots of disaster vulnerability; exposure to natural hazards like hurricanes and tsunamis as a form of environmental injustice; and emerging threats. Written by a leading expert in the field, this book also provides necessary frameworks for understanding hazards and disasters, exploring the contributions of different social science fields to disaster research and how these ideas have evolved over time. Bringing the social aspects of recent devastating disasters to the forefront, Tierney discusses the challenges of