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Community Disaster Vulnerability
Zakour, Michael J.; Gillespie, David F.
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Description for Community Disaster Vulnerability
Paperback. This book examines how disasters affect at-risk populations, such as the poor and the elderly, beginning with factors that contribute to disaster risk. It integrates vulnerability and resiliency theories within a stress and coping framework. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493901883
SKU
V9781493901883
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99-15
About Zakour, Michael J.; Gillespie, David F.
Michael J. Zakour: Dr. Zakour earned an M.A. in Sociocultural Anthropology in 1980 from the Pennsylvania State University, an M.S.W. from Washington University School of Social Work in 1984, and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1988. He taught at Tulane University School of Social Work from 1991 to 2007, where he was director of the Ph.D. ... Read more
Reviews for Community Disaster Vulnerability
From the reviews: “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 ... Read more