Confronting Disaster
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Women Confronting Natural Disaster
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Author : Elaine Pitt Enarson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Women Confronting Natural Disaster written by Elaine Pitt Enarson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Disaster relief categories.
Natural disasters push ordinary gender disparities to the extreme--leaving women not only to deal with a catastrophe's aftermath, but also at risk for greater levels of domestic violence, displacement, and other threats to their security and well-being. Elaine Enarson presents a comprehensive assessment, encompassing both theory and practice, of how gender shapes disaster vulnerability and resilience. -- Publisher description.
Confronting Disaster
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Author : Raphael Sassower
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2004-06-01
Confronting Disaster written by Raphael Sassower and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Education categories.
Contemporary society is rife with instability. Our active and invasive study of genetics has given life to one of the great specters of biological science: the clone. The scarcity of natural energy sources has led to an increased manipulation of atomic or nuclear energy and regressive environmental policies, resulting in a greater sense of danger for everyone. The promises of economic globalization have, in some cases, been delivered, but in many other ways globalization has created even greater gaps in social and economic life. Despite the expansion of our productive and technological capabilities, our workdays grow longer, not shorter. We find ourselves in exile from our families, our friends, and from other meaningful forms of social connection. And as 'freedom' is bandied about in the popular press and media as the preeminent global social value, it actually seems that the reigning contemporary ethos of our time is stress and anxiety. While Raphael Sassower's previous work has focused extensively on science and technology, this book is significantly different. It is an urgent commentary in the tradition of Herbert Marcuse's One Dimensional Man or even Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents; a culmination of many years of research and thought carefully arranged into an extended essay on our contemporary social, cultural, and existential orientation in the modern world. This book is written for advanced graduate students, informed and concerned citizenry, and especially the young student who, in the face of mounting anxiety, must be able to make critical choices towards an uncertain future.
Cultural Psychology Of Coping With Disasters
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Author : Manfred Zaumseil
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-11-21
Cultural Psychology Of Coping With Disasters written by Manfred Zaumseil and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-21 with Psychology categories.
This book offers a broad theoretical foundation by relating and contrasting relevant international literature with the outcomes of a particular research project. It provides a critical reevaluation of the complex phenomena of coping with disasters on a general level by applying this integrative theory of disaster coping to a specific context. A cultural psychological model is developed in order to suggest ways of understanding and assessing local and cultural specificity. This interaction of the general and locally specific is central to our understanding of cultural psychology of coping with disaster. The book provides a basic overview, by presenting various approaches to coping with natural disasters and relating them to each other in a coherent manner. So far, most research approaches either focus on technical, social, psychological or cultural aspects of coping, neglecting their interconnectedness. Coping is seldom seen as an extensive, long-term process, in which disaster relief complexly interacts and is integrated with the local actors and conditions. Until now, a perspective is missing, in which the mentioned modes of coping are integrated with cultural interpretations and practices and long-standing forms of communal self-help, which possibly develop in places that are frequently threatened by natural disasters.
Confronting Catastrophe
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Author : David Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2000
Confronting Catastrophe written by David Alexander and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Science categories.
The current models habitually used to interpret disasters are now decades old and relate to a time when society held markedly different views. The author of this provocative new book, a physical geographer and survivor of a major earthquake in southern Italy (1980), reconceptualizes the story of disaster in terms of present-day trends and tendencies.
Confronting Catastrophe
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Author : R. W. Greene
language : en
Publisher: ESRI, Inc.
Release Date : 2002
Confronting Catastrophe written by R. W. Greene and has been published by ESRI, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Computers categories.
This handbook explains the importance and practice of using a geographic information system (GIS) in designing and implementing an effective response to large-scale disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks. The handbook is organized according to the accepted methodology of disaster management, which involves planning and identification, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The first three stages involve tasks that an organization or community can perform before a disaster occurs. The latter two tasks focus on postdisaster efforts. The spatial display and analysis tools of GIS are ideal for assessing disaster risks, consequences, and responses. GIS can display the location, size, value, and significance of assets that may be impacted by disasters. It can show the kinds of environmental, atmospheric, and other conditions that contribute to particular kinds of natural disasters. GIS can also juxtapose a particular kind of asset with specific hazardous conditions over a wide geographic area, thus allowing a precise calculation of potential loss in the immediate area. With this kind of graphic depiction, the choices about what to do and where to do it are clarified for those charged with making fast, cost-effective decisions. This handbook details how GIS software features can be used at each stage of planning and response. The use of GIS in a disaster is illustrated by its application in New York City in the days after September 11, where it was used to provide assistance to rescue and recovery teams. The manual also profiles GIS-based disaster modeling software packages now available at no cost to local communities.
Women Confronting Natural Disaster From Vulnerability To Resilience
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Author : Elaine Enarson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Women Confronting Natural Disaster From Vulnerability To Resilience written by Elaine Enarson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Facing The Unexpected
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Author : Ronald W. Perry
language : en
Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
Release Date : 2001-11-06
Facing The Unexpected written by Ronald W. Perry and has been published by Joseph Henry Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-06 with Science categories.
Facing the Unexpected presents the wealth of information derived from disasters around the world over the past 25 years. The authors explore how these findings can improve disaster programs, identify remaining research needs, and discuss disaster within the broader context of sustainable development. How do different people think about disaster? Are we more likely to panic or to respond with altruism? Why are 110 people killed in a Valujet crash considered disaster victims while the 50,000 killed annually in traffic accidents in the U.S. are not? At the crossroads of social, cultural, and economic factors, this book examines these and other compelling questions. The authors review the influences that shape the U.S. governmental system for disaster planning and response, the effectiveness of local emergency agencies, and the level of professionalism in the field. They also compare technological versus natural disaster and examine the impact of technology on disaster programs.
Coping With Natural Disasters
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Author : Allison Stark Draper
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2000-12-15
Coping With Natural Disasters written by Allison Stark Draper and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses such natural disasters as earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and hurricanes, and how one can prepare and respond to these disasters.
Coping With Catastrophe
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Author : Gary L. Wamsley
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1995
Coping With Catastrophe written by Gary L. Wamsley and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Disaster Relief categories.
A comprehensive & objective study of governmental capacity to respond effectively to major natural disasters. Covers: evolution of the emergency management function; Federal responsibility & the President's role in emergency mgmt.; FEMA; the Federal responsibility & the role of Congress; state & local government organizational capability; & is the current approach viable? Extensive bibliography. Charts & tables.
The Environmental Crusaders Confronting Disaster Mobilizing Community
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 1998
The Environmental Crusaders Confronting Disaster Mobilizing Community written by and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Environmental sciences categories.
Drawing upon 140 interviews, Myron Peretz Glazer and Penina Migdal Glazer portray the personal transformation of those who moved from uninvolved residents to political activists working collectively to improve the quality of community life. In the process, they show how Environmentalism is adapting to the new global economy.