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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... city set up by the military at Campbell Middle School 7.1 Schools were opened only three weeks after the storm 7.2 Waiting in the long lines, often in the rain, in order to receive supplies and apply for assistance was especially ...
... city set up by the military at Campbell Middle School 7.1 Schools were opened only three weeks after the storm 7.2 Waiting in the long lines, often in the rain, in order to receive supplies and apply for assistance was especially ...
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... City and Homestead after Hurricane Andrew 11.2 Comparison of commercial property loss of Florida City and Homestead after Hurricane Andrew 11.3 Comparison of number of businesses in Florida City and Homestead before and after Hurricane ...
... City and Homestead after Hurricane Andrew 11.2 Comparison of commercial property loss of Florida City and Homestead after Hurricane Andrew 11.3 Comparison of number of businesses in Florida City and Homestead before and after Hurricane ...
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... City area, continuing westward across the towns of Homestead and Florida City. Figure 1.1 depicts Hurricane Andrew's track and the pattern of the damage it left behind. Those at the storm's center were first hit with winds mostly from ...
... City area, continuing westward across the towns of Homestead and Florida City. Figure 1.1 depicts Hurricane Andrew's track and the pattern of the damage it left behind. Those at the storm's center were first hit with winds mostly from ...
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... City, Hialeah, Miami Springs, and Coral Gables – an area inhabited by about 1.6 million people and having property with tax values in excess of $60 billion (USDC 1993: 130). As stated by Kate Hale, then Dade County's Director of ...
... City, Hialeah, Miami Springs, and Coral Gables – an area inhabited by about 1.6 million people and having property with tax values in excess of $60 billion (USDC 1993: 130). As stated by Kate Hale, then Dade County's Director of ...
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... city study We began by studying the experiences of some of Andrew's most severely impacted victims - residents of the tent cities established by the federal government , for displaced victims with no other housing alternatives . We ...
... city study We began by studying the experiences of some of Andrew's most severely impacted victims - residents of the tent cities established by the federal government , for displaced victims with no other housing alternatives . We ...
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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