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The first comprehensive text to focus on social issues of vulnerable populations in disasters.
Social Vulnerability to Disasters
Edited by: Brenda D. Phillips, Deborah Thomas,
Alice Fothergill and Lynn Blinn-Pike
ISBN 10 digit:1-4200-7856-9 13 digit: 978-1-4200-7856-5
ABOUT THE BOOK
Research over the past 20 years has shown that recognizing and focusing on at-risk populations can help to create better
mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities, in addition to lessening the economic and social impact of
disasters. To this end, Social Vulnerability to Disasters uses a multi-disciplinary approach to examine historical, geographic,
social and cultural factors and conditions that put people differentially at risk before, during and after disasters. Readers learn
how vulnerable social groups are affected by and cope with hazardous conditions and events. The collection from top-notch
contributors provides strategies for community-based mitigation engaging those populations most at risk.
Key Features:
Provides practical instruction to aid disaster relief and emergency management professionals in building local, communitybased, disaster resiliency.
Explains why disasters are not only caused by natural phenomenon and events, but also by social, political and economic
environments that can greatly increase vulnerability.
Offers real-world, multi-disciplinary strategies for capacity building and disaster resiliency.
The book serves as a practical, empirically-based guide for professionals and students in the growing number of courses on
the social aspects of disasters in emergency management, public administration, and social science programs. The book is
based on a widely-used course developed by the FEMA Higher Education Project. All proceeds from the book benefit the
Mary Fran Myers Scholarship Fund at the Natural Hazards Center of the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Authors: Lynn Blinn-Pike, John Brett, Alan Clive, Nicole Dash, Elizabeth Davis, Elaine Enarson, Maureen Fordham, Jennifer
Goldsmith, Eve Gruntfest, Rebecca Hansen, Alison Herring, Pam Jenkins, Bill Lovekamp, Brenda McCoy, Jennifer Mincin,
Betty Hearn Morrow, Kate Oviatt, Eve Passerini, Lori Peek, Brenda Phillips, Jean Scandlyn, Carrie Simon, Pamela Stephens,
Deborah Thomas.
Contents:
Part I - Social Construction of Disasters • 1 Development of Vulnerability Analysis • 2 World Views, Values and
Structural Dimensions • 3 Sustainable Development• Part II - Structural Barriers to Disaster Resilience • 4 Social
Class • 5 Race/Ethnicity • 6 Gender • 7 Age • 8 Disability • 9 Health • Part III - Situational Barriers to Disaster
Resilience • 10 Language and Literacy • 11 Household and Family • 12Violence • Part IV - Knowing and Assessing
Community • 13 Nature of Human Communities • 14 Measuring Community Vulnerability • Part V - Building
Disaster-Resilient Communities • 15 New Ideas for Practitioners• 16 Promoting Empowerment Through Social
Change
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ISBN: 1420078569 / ISBN13: 9781420078565
March 2008 • Pages: 416 • Trim: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4 • Binding: Hard Cover
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