Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of DisastersWalter Gillis Peacock, Hugh Gladwin Routledge, 2012 M11 12 - 304 pages This book explores how social, economic and political factors set the stage for Hurricane Andrew by influencing who was prepared, who was hit the hardest, and who was most likely to recover. Employing unique research data the authors analyze the consequences of conflict and competition on disaster preparation, response and recovery, especially where associated with race, ethnicity and gender. |
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... chapters © the contributors The right of Walter Gillis Peacock , Betty Hearn Morrow and Hugh Gladwin to be identified as the Editors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 ...
... chapters © the contributors The right of Walter Gillis Peacock , Betty Hearn Morrow and Hugh Gladwin to be identified as the Editors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 ...
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... chapters with a discussion of the policy implications of our work. The. event. When first named, Andrew did not make much of an impression. On Friday 21 August 1992 (three days before it would make landfall) the National Hurricane Center ...
... chapters with a discussion of the policy implications of our work. The. event. When first named, Andrew did not make much of an impression. On Friday 21 August 1992 (three days before it would make landfall) the National Hurricane Center ...
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... chapters of the book. Homestead housing needs and demographic study Hurricane Andrew altered Homestead in dramatic fashion. According to BEBR's estimates, by 1 April 1993 its population had dropped by over 30 per cent. Therefore, 1990 ...
... chapters of the book. Homestead housing needs and demographic study Hurricane Andrew altered Homestead in dramatic fashion. According to BEBR's estimates, by 1 April 1993 its population had dropped by over 30 per cent. Therefore, 1990 ...
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... chapter ; rather , we set out to learn whatever we could , using whatever methodology seemed most appropriate to the task , and we have combined the findings from the various projects around several themes. The results reflect the ...
... chapter ; rather , we set out to learn whatever we could , using whatever methodology seemed most appropriate to the task , and we have combined the findings from the various projects around several themes. The results reflect the ...
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... Chapter 2, Walt Peacock, with Kathleen Ragsdale, discusses this theoretical perspective and argues that it is within an inherently competitive and conflictual atmosphere that individuals, families, and communities, compete for the ...
... Chapter 2, Walt Peacock, with Kathleen Ragsdale, discusses this theoretical perspective and argues that it is within an inherently competitive and conflictual atmosphere that individuals, families, and communities, compete for the ...
Contents
THE SOCIOPOLITICAL ECOLOGY OF MIAMI | |
A NIGHT FOR HARD HOUSES | |
CRISIS DECISION MAKING AND MANAGEMENT | |
THE TENT CITIES | |
THE VOICES OF WOMEN | |
POSTHURRICANE RELOCATION | |
A NEGLECTED BLACK COMMUNITY | |
HURRICANE ANDREW AND THE RESHAPING | |
APPENDIX Hurricane Andrew research projects | |
Bibliography | |
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