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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... living in the tent cities 6.3 Caring for infants and small children at the tent 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 ...
... living in the tent cities 6.3 Caring for infants and small children at the tent 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 ...
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... Living Conditions, Disasters and Development (University of Georgia Press 1993) and his work has appeared in the American Sociological Review and the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, among others. A. Kathleen ...
... Living Conditions, Disasters and Development (University of Georgia Press 1993) and his work has appeared in the American Sociological Review and the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, among others. A. Kathleen ...
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... living in South Florida in 1992 had never experienced a hurricane. It became obvious on Sunday that Hurricane Andrew was going to make landfall somewhere along the southeast coast by Monday morning. Fortunately, it was a weekend when ...
... living in South Florida in 1992 had never experienced a hurricane. It became obvious on Sunday that Hurricane Andrew was going to make landfall somewhere along the southeast coast by Monday morning. Fortunately, it was a weekend when ...
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... living in crowded and often badly damaged structures, dealing with the maze of paperwork and tasks associated with loss recovery and household reconstruction, as well as the lack of community infrastructure, such as parks and recreation ...
... living in crowded and often badly damaged structures, dealing with the maze of paperwork and tasks associated with loss recovery and household reconstruction, as well as the lack of community infrastructure, such as parks and recreation ...
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... living in non-standard housing arrangements were anticipated. For these reasons, BEBR sub-contracted with us to provide a more accurate estimate of Dade's population. Large sections of South Dade were remapped and nearly 3,000 field ...
... living in non-standard housing arrangements were anticipated. For these reasons, BEBR sub-contracted with us to provide a more accurate estimate of Dade's population. Large sections of South Dade were remapped and nearly 3,000 field ...
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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