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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... ECOLOGICAL NETWORKS AND DISASTERS: TOWARD A SOCIO- POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF DISASTERS Walter Gillis Peacock with A. Kathleen Ragsdale The nature of human communities Community as an ecological network Disaster and recovery Disaster recovery ...
... ECOLOGICAL NETWORKS AND DISASTERS: TOWARD A SOCIO- POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF DISASTERS Walter Gillis Peacock with A. Kathleen Ragsdale The nature of human communities Community as an ecological network Disaster and recovery Disaster recovery ...
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... ecological network of social systems . This network , along with the bio - physical characteristics of the more or less identifiable physical space it occupies , form an ecological field ( Bates and Pelanda 1994 ) . When considering network ...
... ecological network of social systems . This network , along with the bio - physical characteristics of the more or less identifiable physical space it occupies , form an ecological field ( Bates and Pelanda 1994 ) . When considering network ...
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... ecological. network. Ecological approaches have a long history in the study of human communities (Park 1936; Duncan 1961; Duncan 1964; Odum 1971) and interest has risen considerably since the mid-1970s (Catton and Dunlap 1978a; Catton and ...
... ecological. network. Ecological approaches have a long history in the study of human communities (Park 1936; Duncan 1961; Duncan 1964; Odum 1971) and interest has risen considerably since the mid-1970s (Catton and Dunlap 1978a; Catton and ...
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... network processes. Rejecting the idea of community as a single system does not dispense with the notions of dependence and interdependence. An ecological network is structured by a division of labor in which social units occupy niches in a ...
... network processes. Rejecting the idea of community as a single system does not dispense with the notions of dependence and interdependence. An ecological network is structured by a division of labor in which social units occupy niches in a ...
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... networks. Ironically, conflict, competition, and lack of 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 ...
... networks. Ironically, conflict, competition, and lack of 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 ...
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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