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Informationen zum Autor DIANE C. BATES is a professor of sociology at the College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey. Klappentext Why do people build in areas open to repeated natural disasters? And why do they return to these areas in the wake of major devastation? Drawing on a variety of insights from environmental sociology, Superstorm Sandy answers these questions as it looks at both the unique character of the Jersey Shore and the more universal ways that humans relate to their environment. Zusammenfassung Why do people build in areas open to repeated natural disasters? And why do they return to these areas in the wake of major devastation? Drawing on a variety of insights from environmental sociology, Superstorm Sandy answers these questions as it looks at both the unique character of the Jersey Shore and the more universal ways that humans relate to their environment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Images and Captions Preface and Acknowledgments Prologue: Down the Shore, (Not) Everything’s Alright Chapter 1: The Inevitable Sandy Chapter 2: The Shore of Memories Chapter 3: Shore Resorts Chapter 4: The Suburban Shore Chapter 5: Government, Bureaucracy, and Technical Fixes Chapter 6: Restoring Security at the Shore Notes References Index
