Disaster vulnerability, hazards and resilience : perspectives from florida / by Fernando I. Rivera and Naim Kapucu.

By:

Rivera, Fernando I [author.]

Contributor(s):

Kapucu, Naim [author.]

Series: Environmental HazardsPublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.Description: XXIII, 200 pages : 37 illustrations, 14 illustrations in color ; 24 cmISBN:

9783319164533

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

551 23

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Emergency Management in Florida -- Chapter 3. Geography and Resilience -- Chapter 4. Hazards -- Chapter 5. Vulnerability -- Chapter 6. Resilience -- Chapter 7. The Path to Resilience -- Chapter 8. Communicating Resilience -- Chapter 9. Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities -- Chapter 10. Farmworkers in Resilience -- Chapter 11. Tourism and Resilience -- Chapter 12. Conclusion -- Chapter 13. Appendices A, B, C.

Summary: This monograph provides valuable lessons in building disaster resilience for rural communities and beyond. With a focus on Florida, the authors present a comprehensive review of the current debates surrounding the study of resilience, from federal frameworks, state plans and local initiatives. They also review evaluation tools and feature first-hand accounts of county emergency managers as well as non-profit and community groups on key issues, including perspectives on vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children and farm workers. Readers will find insightful answers to such questions as: How can the concept of resilience be used as a framework to investigate the conditions that lead to stronger, more sustainable communities? What factors account for the variation across jurisdictions and geographic units in the ability to respond to and recover from a disaster? How does the recovery process impact the social, political and economic institutions of the stricken communities? How do communities, especially rural ones, collaborate with multiple stakeholders (local, regional, state, national) during the transition from recovery to resilience? Can the collaborative nature of disaster recovery help build resilient communities? The primary audiences of this book are scholars in emergency and crisis management, planning and policy, disaster response and recovery, disaster sociology and environmental management and policy. This book can also be used as a textbook in graduate and advanced undergraduate programs / courses on disaster management, disaster studies, emergency and crisis management, environmental policy and management and public policy and administration.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	551 RIV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		3010041626

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Includes index.

This monograph provides valuable lessons in building disaster resilience for rural communities and beyond. With a focus on Florida, the authors present a comprehensive review of the current debates surrounding the study of resilience, from federal frameworks, state plans and local initiatives. They also review evaluation tools and feature first-hand accounts of county emergency managers as well as non-profit and community groups on key issues, including perspectives on vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children and farm workers. Readers will find insightful answers to such questions as: How can the concept of resilience be used as a framework to investigate the conditions that lead to stronger, more sustainable communities? What factors account for the variation across jurisdictions and geographic units in the ability to respond to and recover from a disaster? How does the recovery process impact the social, political and economic institutions of the stricken communities? How do communities, especially rural ones, collaborate with multiple stakeholders (local, regional, state, national) during the transition from recovery to resilience? Can the collaborative nature of disaster recovery help build resilient communities? The primary audiences of this book are scholars in emergency and crisis management, planning and policy, disaster response and recovery, disaster sociology and environmental management and policy. This book can also be used as a textbook in graduate and advanced undergraduate programs / courses on disaster management, disaster studies, emergency and crisis management, environmental policy and management and public policy and administration.

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