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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... coordination, and central control. Rather, the groups and organizations within a community are linked by sets of contingency linkages among which information, members, and resources flow. Any coordination or control is not likely to be ...
... coordination, and central control. Rather, the groups and organizations within a community are linked by sets of contingency linkages among which information, members, and resources flow. Any coordination or control is not likely to be ...
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... coordination are inherent among these very organizations and agencies expected to coordinate and regulate a community's ecological network. A host of non-governmental coordinating bodies exist in the interstices between community groups ...
... coordination are inherent among these very organizations and agencies expected to coordinate and regulate a community's ecological network. A host of non-governmental coordinating bodies exist in the interstices between community groups ...
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... coordination exist within the network of social systems. The following sections discuss and provide examples of ways in which these factors influence disaster response and outcomes, advocating their emphasis in future disaster research ...
... coordination exist within the network of social systems. The following sections discuss and provide examples of ways in which these factors influence disaster response and outcomes, advocating their emphasis in future disaster research ...
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... coordinating activities within the community's ecological network . Coordination - When examining coordination issues , the network interactions of all forms of organizational coordinating structures not just governmental ones - must be ...
... coordinating activities within the community's ecological network . Coordination - When examining coordination issues , the network interactions of all forms of organizational coordinating structures not just governmental ones - must be ...
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... coordination in times of crisis. In the United States a host of new private, non-profit organizations have been created with the blessing and even at the behest of government to coordinate rebuilding and recovery efforts. Examples are ...
... coordination in times of crisis. In the United States a host of new private, non-profit organizations have been created with the blessing and even at the behest of government to coordinate rebuilding and recovery efforts. Examples are ...
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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