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Author: Deborah S.K. Thomas Brenda D. Phillips William E. Lovekamp Alice Fothergill
ISBN : 1466516372
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The 2010 Haiti and Chili earthquakes, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan are but a few examples of recent catastrophic events that continue to reveal how social structure and roles produce extensive human suffering and differential impacts on individuals and communities. These events bring social vulnerability to the forefront in considering how disasters unfold, clearly revealing that disasters are not created from the physical event alone. Equally important, people—even those considered vulnerable—respond in innovative and resilient ways that unveil the strength of human ingenuity and spirit. It is not a foregone conclusion that a hazard event, even a large one, will result in catastrophic loss.
This updated second edition of Social Vulnerability to Disasters focuses on the social construction of disasters, demonstrating how the characteristics of an event are not the only reason that tragedies unfurl. By carefully examining and documenting social vulnerabilities throughout the disaster management cycle, the book remains essential to emergency management professionals, the independent volunteer sector, 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, more international in scope, and incorporates significant recent disaster events. It also includes new case studies to illustrate important concepts.
By understanding the nuances of social vulnerability and how these vulnerabilities compound one another, we can take steps to reduce the danger to at-risk populations and strengthen community resilience overall.
Features and Highlights from the Second Edition:
- Contains contributions from leading scholars, professionals, and academics, who draw on their areas of expertise to examine vulnerable populations
- Incorporates disaster case studies to illustrate concepts, relevant and seminal literature, and the most recent data available
- In addition to highlighting the U.S. context, integrates a global approach and includes numerous international case studies
- Highlights recent policy changes and current disaster management approaches
- Infuses the concept of community resilience and building capacity throughout the text
- Includes new chapters that incorporate additional perspectives on social vulnerability
- Instructor’s guide, PowerPoint® slides, and test bank available with qualifying course adoption
Direct download links available for Free Social Vulnerability to Disasters, Second Edition [Hardcover]
- Hardcover: 514 pages
- Publisher: CRC Press; 2 edition (May 9, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1466516372
- ISBN-13: 978-1466516373
- Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.9 x 10 inches
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Free Social Vulnerability to Disasters, Second Edition
Easy reading text. I will probably keep this text after the semester. Nothing special to write about it. Great for EMGT professionals.
By W. B. Smith
I am currently enrolled in a masters program which is using this book for one of the required courses. I cannot believe this book was assigned for this course. I can barely make it through one paragraph without wanting to throw it down. The editors and authors have succeeded in seamlessly transitioning from the operational theory of social vulnerability in disaster management to the socialist (and ultimately progressive) political platform. Using every opportunity available, they are using this management theory to push every single tenant of socialism - I am disgusted! Karl Marx was quoted extensively throughout the second chapter's explanation of political theory.. a topic which is hardly relevant to social vulnerability theory (the connection was that social vulnerability exists in our society because we operate within a capitalistic socioeconomic system, and therefore disasters are a reflection of the evils of capitalism's effects on our society, as opposed to how society responds to the disaster). As an individual who holds a degree and certificates in political science and international relations, my eyes nearly popped out of my head at the strategic framing of political ideology and the relationship it apparently has with disaster management. I have no problem identifying the blatant agenda this book pushes, but what about the other students? They are clearly being targeted by the editors and authors as tools to push their agenda. How clever to target the field of emergency management.
I'm so mad I could spit nails. I have no idea if anyone will ever read this review, but I can't ignore the sly use of this book in this educational setting. I'm in the process of drafting a letter to my university voicing my concerns as well as disappointment.
By M. Smith
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