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Disasters : a sociological approach /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tierney, Kathleen J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, Massachusetts : Polity Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Disasters > Social aspects.
Disasters > Research.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • The social significance of disasters
  • Disaster research in historical context : early insights and recent trends
  • Sociological research on disasters : key contributions from other disciplines
  • Theoretical approaches and perspectives in the study of hazards and disasters
  • Confronting disaster research challenges
  • Disaster vulnerability
  • Disaster resilience : concepts, measures, and critiques
  • What the future holds : greater risks and impacts or greater coping capacity?
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.