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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... neighborhoods like South Miami Heights 8.3 Destroyed neighborhoods were especially hard for families with small children 11.1 Some national franchises were up and running even before the rubble was cleared 11.2 A few local businesses ...
... neighborhoods like South Miami Heights 8.3 Destroyed neighborhoods were especially hard for families with small children 11.1 Some national franchises were up and running even before the rubble was cleared 11.2 A few local businesses ...
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... neighborhood. Life as we knew it had been severely disrupted. The numbers are impressive: 1.4 million without electricity; 150,000 homes without telephones; 3,300 miles of power lines destroyed; 9,500 traffic signs and signals out of ...
... neighborhood. Life as we knew it had been severely disrupted. The numbers are impressive: 1.4 million without electricity; 150,000 homes without telephones; 3,300 miles of power lines destroyed; 9,500 traffic signs and signals out of ...
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... neighborhoods had experienced the worse the storm had to offer. With no electricity, and thus no television, few people realized the extent of the tragedy which lay to the south. Plate 1.1 A dazed man returned to his destroyed mobile.
... neighborhoods had experienced the worse the storm had to offer. With no electricity, and thus no television, few people realized the extent of the tragedy which lay to the south. Plate 1.1 A dazed man returned to his destroyed mobile.
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... neighborhoods, regions, and four bands we will be referring to throughout the book. As you can see, if the storm had crossed 20 miles to the north, a distance described by Bob Sheets as “agnat's eyelash” in meteorological conditions and ...
... neighborhoods, regions, and four bands we will be referring to throughout the book. As you can see, if the storm had crossed 20 miles to the north, a distance described by Bob Sheets as “agnat's eyelash” in meteorological conditions and ...
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... neighborhood. Recovery assistance was not equally distributed among those with similar needs. And, perhaps most important, individuals, households, neighborhoods, and even communities did not have the same recovery resources, either ...
... neighborhood. Recovery assistance was not equally distributed among those with similar needs. And, perhaps most important, individuals, households, neighborhoods, and even communities did not have the same recovery resources, either ...
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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