Women confronting natural disaster :

Enarson, Elaine Pitt, 1949-

Women confronting natural disaster : from vulnerability to resilience / Elaine Enarson. - Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012. - x, 245 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women and disasters -- Representations of women in disasters -- How gender changes disaster studies -- Measuring vulnerability and capacity -- Health and well-being -- Violence against women -- Intimacy and family life -- Houses and homes -- Work and workplaces -- Grassroots groups and recovery -- Building disaster resilience -- Fighting for the future.

9781588268310 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1588268314 (hbk. : alk. paper)

2011034702

HV553 / .E52 2012

363.34082