Community Disaster Vulnerability: Theory, Research, and Practice

Zakour, Michael J./ Gillespie, David F.

ISBN 10: 146145736X / ISBN 13: 9781461457367

Editore: Springer Verlag, 2012

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Titolo: Community Disaster Vulnerability: Theory, ...

Casa editrice: Springer Verlag

Data di pubblicazione: 2012

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Brand New

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Disaster vulnerability is rapidly increasing on a global scale, particularly for those populations which are the historical clients of the social work profession. These populations include the very young and very old, the poor, ethnic and racial minorities, and those with physical or mental disabilities. Social workers are increasingly providing services in disasters during response and recovery periods, and are using community interventions to reduce disaster vulnerability. There is a need for a cogent theory of vulnerability and research that addresses improved community disaster practice and community resilience. Community Disaster Vulnerability and Resilience provides a unifying theoretical framework backed by research which can be translated into knowledge for effective practice in disasters. ?

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“The small book ... summarizes how social scientists conceptualize, research, and approach such matters. ... helpful to social workers or other professionals on the ground, with the possible exception of those who design plans for emergency response to disasters, who may find it useful as an introduction to research approaches. This may also be a useful book for those who want to enter the field of disaster research and are looking for a compact overview and an introduction to the vocabulary of the area.” (Julian Rappaport, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 58 (47), December, 2013)