Northridge Earthquake - Vulnerability and Disaster

Zusatztext "It is both challenging of prevailing discourses, and is written with a cultural sensitivity, which makes it a highly imnportant book for those who whose work explores interactions between people and hazardous environments....A book that it is felt will contribute to a concerted effort by some hazards researchers to bridge the 'risk archipelago." The Geographical Journal, March 2000 'Bolin and Stanford have made an important and timely contribution to the disaster literature.' - The Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management Informationen zum Autor Robert Bolin, Lois Stanford Zusammenfassung This book concentrates on the social aspects of disaster, focusing on the most expensive disaster to date in US history, the Northridge earthquake of 1994, to examine the facets of vulnerability and post-disaster recovery strategies. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. A Common Disaster II. Perspectives on Disasters III. Situating the Northridge Earthquake IV. Situating the Communities and the Research V. Responding to Northridge VI. Restructuring After Northridge VII. Vulnerability! Sustainability! and Social Change

Product details

• Authors: Robert Bolin, Robert Stanford Bolin, Bolin Robert, Lois Stanford, Stanford Lois
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2016
• EAN: 9781138977280
• ISBN: 978-1-138-97728-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Human Geography, Volcanology and seismology, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)