Social impact of disasters Books
John Wiley & Sons Inc PostTraumatic Urbanism
Book SynopsisPOST-TRAUMATIC URBANISM Urban trauma describes a condition where conflict or catastrophe has disrupted and damaged not only the physical environment and infrastructure of a city, but also the social and cultural networks. Cities experiencing trauma dominate the daily news. Images of blasted buildings or events such as Hurricane Katrina exemplify the sense of ''immediate impact''. But how is this trauma to be understood in its aftermath, and in urban terms? What is the response of the discipline to the post-traumatic condition? On the one hand, one can try to restore and recover everything that has passed, or otherwise see the post-traumatic city as a resilient space poised on the cusp of new potentialities. While repair and reconstruction are automatic reflexes, the knowledge and practices of the disciplines need to be imbued with a deeper understanding of the effect of trauma on cities and their contingent realities. This issue will pursue this latter approach, using examTable of ContentsEditorial 5Helen Castle About The Guest-Editors 6Adrian Lahoud, Charles Rice and Anthony Burke Spotlight 8 Visual highlights of the issue Introduction 14 Post-Traumatic UrbanismAdrian Lahoud Trauma Within the Walls: Notes Towards a Philosophy of the City 24Andrew Benjamin The Space-Time of Pre-emption: An Interview with Brian Massumi 32Charles Rice Making Dubai: A Process in Crisis 38Todd Reisz Changes of State: Slow Motion Trauma in the Gangetic Plains of India 44Anthony Acciavatti After the Event: Speculative Projects in the Aftermath 50Samantha Spurr Forensic Architecture 58Eyal Weizman, Paulo Tavares, Susan Schuppli and Situ Studio The Infrastructure of Stability 64Tarsha Finney Post-Apocalypse Now 70Mark Fisher The Eighth Day: God Created the World in Seven Days. 74This is The Eighth DayTony Chakar Figures in the Sand 78Christopher Hight and Michael Robinson The Urban Complex: Scalar Probabilities and Urban Computation 86Anthony Burke Project for a Mediterranean Union 92Adrian Lahoud Fearscapes: Caracas Postcards from a Violent City 102Eduardo Kairuz Energy Territories 108Anthony Burke Architecture, Contingency and Crisis: An Interview with Slavoj iek 112Adrian Lahoud The Very Mark of Repression: The Demolition Theatre of the Palast der Republik and the New Schloss Berlin 116Khadija Carroll La On Message: An Interview with Michael Chertoff 124Charles Rice Borderline Syndrome 126Ole Bouman COUNTERPOINT Rebuilding from Below the Bottom: Haiti 128Jayne Merkel and Craig Whitaker
£27.50
John Wiley & Sons Inc Crisis Decision Making
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xiii 1. The Emergency Manager: Leading in a Crisis 1 2. Crisis Decision Making 19 3. Disaster Operations: The Art of Operations 39 4. Decision Graphics: The Green Light System 67 5. The Emergency Operations Center 79 6. The Press, Friend and Foe 111 7. The National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System 127 8. Technology and Social Media 159 9. Building the Team: The Core Liaison Group 173 10. Training the Team 189 11. Resources: Decision Aids and Worksheets 277 FEMA Glossary 341 Suggested Readings 363 Index 367
£61.16
John Wiley & Sons Inc Disaster Planning and Recovery A Guide for
Book SynopsisHurricane Andrew, the Mississippi River floods, a fire in the basement of a high-rise office buildingdisasters cost billions in lost business every year. This book helps companies create and implement disaster contingency plans in event of a business interruption. It shows what to do before, during and after the emergency.Table of ContentsThe Facility Professional. Why a Disaster Planning and Recovery Strategy? Problems and Performance. Prescriptives. Risk Management. Managing Risks: Reducing the Probability of Problems, Impacts, andConsequences. The Vulnerability Search, Vulnerability Analysis, and VulnerabilityRectification. Contingency Management. "...But the Process is Tedious." Communication. Myths and Some Precarious Perceptions. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
£104.36
John Wiley & Sons Inc Floods
Book SynopsisIn developed countries, the pervasive view of floods is that science and technology have largely brought these unpredictable disasters under safe control. This book shows that this is simply not so, and that floods are anything but controlled.Trade Review"...the book represents a comprehensive view of flood hazard,vulnerability and mitigation which will form an invaluable guidefor undergraduate teaching...", , , Earth Surface Processes &Landforms, Volume 24, Number 6#"...a broad and very readabletext.....", , , Transactions of the Institute of BritishGeographers#Table of ContentsTHE FLOOD HAZARD IN CONTEXT. Floods: Physical Events and Natural Hazards. Impacts and Interpretations of Flood Hazard. PROCESSES OF FLOODING. River Floods: Geophysical Processes. River Floods: Spatial Characteristics. Coastal Floods. Flood Estimation. RESPONSES TO THE FLOOD HAZARD. Flood Defence. Flood Forecasting and Warning. Mitigating and Managing Flood Losses. Outlook. Appendix. References. Index.
£188.06
University of California Press Social Suffering
Book Synopsis"Social Suffering" takes in the human consequences of war, famine, depression, disease and torture, problems that result from what political, economic and institutional power does to people. Experts have joined together to investigate the cultural representations of human suffering.Table of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS: Talal Asad J. W. Bowker Stanley Cavell E. Valentine Daniel Veena Das Paul Farmer Anne Harrington Arthur Kleinman Joan Kleinman Lawrence L. Langer Margaret Lock David B. Morris Mamphela Ramphele Vera Schwarcz Tu Wei-ming Allan Young
£27.00
University of California Press Sensing Disaster
Book SynopsisIn 2007, a three-story-high tsunami slammed the small island of Simbo in the western Solomon Islands. Drawing on over ten years of research, Matthew Lauer provides a vivid and intimate account of this calamitous event and the tumultuous recovery process. His stimulating analysis surveys the unpredictable entanglements of the powerful waves with colonization, capitalism, human-animal communication, spirit beings, ancestral territory, and technoscientific expertise that shaped the disaster's outcomes. Although the Simbo people had never experienced another tsunami in their lifetimes, nearly everyone fled to safety before the destructive waves hit. To understand their astonishing response, Lauer argues that we need to rethink popular and scholarly portrayals of Indigenous knowledge to avert epistemic imperialism and improve disaster preparedness strategies. In an increasingly disaster-prone era of ecological crises, this provocative book brings new possibilities into view for understanTrade Review"Sensing Disaster is an excellent book that offers a sympathetic and sophisticated introduction to the anthropology of disasters and indigenous knowledge and place-making, and would be invaluable as a teaching resource. The balance of theory and ethnography is highly engaging, making the book accessible to a larger audience outside the academy. . . . as the arguments in the book are highly relevant for (and should be reshaping) development and disaster practice across Oceania." * Oceania *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Notes on the Simbo Language and Solomon Islands Pijin Glossary Prologue: “Something Was Not Right” Introduction 1. The Rise of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge 2. Ocean Knowing 3. Ancestors, Steel, and Inland Living 4. New Villages, a New God, New Vulnerabilities 5. Assembling Reconstruction 6. Vulnerable Isles? 7. Sensing Disaster Compositions Notes Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Risk Disaster and Vulnerability
Book SynopsisOver the course of the past century, there has been a sustained reflective engagement about environmental risks, disasters, and human vulnerability in our modern industrial world. This inquiry has raised a host of crucial questions. Just how safe is humanity in a world of toxic chemicals and industrial installations that have destructive potential? Is it feasible to prevent large-scale catastrophes like the ones in Bhopal, Chernobyl, and Fukushima and smaller-scale disasters such as oil spills and gas leaks? How do environmental hazards affect social and political orders? S. Ravi Rajan expertly synthesizes decades of public policy and academic discourse on how societies measure and ultimately come to terms with risk, danger, and vulnerability and offers a fresh, humanistic perspective for grappling with the new global scale and interconnectedness of these threats.Table of ContentsContents List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. Setting the Stage 2. Risk 3. Disaster 4. Vulnerability 5. Looking Ahead Bibliographic Essays Index
£18.90
Harvard University, Asia Center Earthquake Children
Book SynopsisEarthquake Children is the first book to examine the origins of modern Japan's infrastructure of resilience. Janet Borland vividly demonstrates that Japan's contemporary culture of disaster preparednessand its people's ability to respond calmly in times of emergencyare the results of learned and practiced behaviors inspired by earlier tragedies.Trade ReviewAn absorbing book…Narrates the vivid and emotional stories of how children experienced and made sense of the earthquake, how teachers and other adults interpreted the children’s experience, and the subsequent initiatives to develop disaster-preparedness in the public…Succeeds in illuminating the contemporary relevance of this historical study. -- Kaori H. Okano * Journal of Japanese Studies *This fascinating and well-researched volume makes a clear case for the important roles played by children and those thinking about children in the aftermath of the Great Kantō Earthquake…This book will be a worthwhile addition to libraries and useful for scholars of disasters and childhood. -- Alex Bates * Pacific Affairs *Earthquake Children is essential reading for historians of childhood and of disaster, but it has much to inform other histories as well. Women and men (and other adults somewhere in between) are not the only movers and shakers of scientific advances, technological innovations, and social change; generation and childhood contribute as well, and we should consider them much more often. -- Sabine Frühstück * Contemporary Japan *[Borland’s] research is thorough, her writing is often vivid, and the book is very well illustrated. Whether using her own words or those of Japan’s children, the author is able to convey a vivid sense of the horror of an event like the Great Kanto Earthquake and the difficulties faced by many survivors…Earthquake Children will appeal to anyone interested in social responses to earthquakes and other disasters in urban areas, to those interested in the history of children, and to anyone interested in the modern history of Tokyo. -- Gregory Smits * Monumenta Nipponica *Borland’s work is as intellectually rigorous as it is inspiring…This groundbreaking book explains how Japan came to be positioned at the forefront of disaster preparedness globally and highlights the role that children, schools, and education played in that dramatic transformation…I absolutely loved this book and have continued to think about it long after I finished reading the last page. It stands as an unforgettable reminder of how important it is to listen to what children have to say and to invest in their futures. -- Lori Peek * International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters *
£43.31
Princeton University Press Engendering Democracy in Brazil Womens Movements
Book SynopsisTelling the story of the rise of progressive women's movements amidst the climate of political repression and economic crisis enveloping Brazil in the 1970s, this book pays attention to the gender politics of the final stages of regime transition in the 1980s. It is useful for students and teachers of Latin American politics.
£49.30
Princeton University Press The Next Catastrophe
Book SynopsisFocusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures such as electric energy, computer systems, and the chemical and food industries.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 "[Perrow's] 1984 book Normal Accidents and his many publications analyzing how and why technological systems are vulnerable to disaster have achieved iconic status. In The Next Catastrophe, Perrow extends his analysis to incorporate 'natural' disasters and terrorism more fully."--American Prospect "Perrow amply describes the failure of governmental agencies to anticipate, plan for and effectively respond to a whole series of very serious threats to our well being, if not to our very survival... This is a sobering book. If enough people hear Perrow's message, the future might be ever so slightly less catastrophic."--Social Forces "The threefold demographic vulnerabilities to disasters [described by Perrow] are well stated and merit continuing attention from scientists, engineers, emergency management practitioners, and policy makers."--American Journal of Sociology "This book proposes a bold new way of thinking about disaster preparedness...Focusing on three causes of disaster--natural, organizational, and deliberate--he shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures. He also provides the first comprehensive history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and examines why these agencies are so ill equipped to protect U.S. citizens."--Natural Hazards Observer "Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 attacks have exposed the U.S.'s vulnerabilities to natural and unnatural disasters. What should be done to prevent such catastrophes in the future? Acclaimed sociologist and systems analyst Perrow, addresses this question...The book is written in a highly readable prose that is accessible to general audiences. Indispensable for undergraduate/graduate collections in disaster management studies and risk assessment studies, and extremely useful for environmental studies and environmental sociology."--T. Niazi, Choice "The Next Catastrophe is an important and far-reaching book that, in arguing for the reduction of vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure to natural, industrial, and terrorist disasters, tackles issues of high significance to us all. It must be hoped that the readership of this book includes not only researchers and industrial safety practitioners but also executives along with politicians at all levels and that its message is acted upon."--David M. Clarke, Risk AnalysisTable of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition vii Acknowledgments xlix Part One: Introduction and Natural Disasters li Chapter 1 Shrink the Targets 1 Chapter 2 "Natural" Disasters? 14 Part Two: Can Government Help? 41 Chapter 3 The Government Response: The First FEMA 43 Chapter 4 The Disaster after 9/11: The Department of Homeland Security and a New FEMA 68 Part Three: The Disastrous Private Sector 131 Chapter 5 Are Terrorists as Dangerous as Management? The Nuclear Plant Threat 133 Chapter 6 Better Vulnerability through Chemistry 174 Chapter 7 Disastrous Concentration in the National Power Grid 211 Chapter 8 Concentration and Terror on the Internet 248 Part Four: What Is to Be Done? 289 Chapter 9 The Enduring Sources of Failure: Organizational, Executive, and Regulatory 291 Appendix A Three Types of Redundancy 327 Appendix B Networks of Small Firms 331 Bibliography 335 Index 355
£18.00
Princeton University Press The Government of Emergency
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A scholarly tour de force. . . . For those seeking specialization in the anthropology of crises, disasters, and emergencies, this book is required reading."---Roberto E. Barrios, American Anthropologist"A monumental achievement."---Kathleen Tierney, American Journal of Sociology"The Government of Emergency is a thrilling intellectual history . . . [and] an important contribution to a growing line of scholarship that critically approaches the concept of ‘disaster’ itself."---Ryan Hagen, The British Journal of Sociology
£25.20
Cornell University Press One Billion Hungry
Book SynopsisIn this book, one of the world's foremost experts on global food needs explains the many interrelated issues critical to our global food supply from the science of agricultural advances to the politics of food security.Trade ReviewIn 350 information-packed pages, Conway systematically builds an answer to the book's title question. His answer is 'a qualified yes'.. This is the first 21st Century manual on how to feed the world. There may not be time to wait for another edition, so I recommend reading it now. -- Jeff Waage * Food Security *The author is notably, and refreshingly, open to any approach that solves world hunger as long as it meets site-specific needs, particularly at the farm scale. He appreciates the multidisciplinary nature of addressing world hunger, painting his topics in broad strokes—not superficially, but appropriately scaled so that average readers can understand trends and concepts outside their own discipline or experience. From a classroom perspective the individual chapters provide a superb launch point for more in-depth discussion. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- M.S. Coyne * Choice *The existence of one billion hungry people, despite sufficient production to meet contemporary consumption needs, is a stark (and shameful) reminder of the complexity of these issues, and of the inadequacy of current thinking. Conway's text lays out, in careful detail, the many dimensions that need to be considered in trying to answer these questions, and starts to provide a future vision for a food-secure world that is both equitable and environmentally sustainable. This is a masterful survey of the landscape, and is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand these issues, and to engage in informed discussion about alternative options for global food security. -- Bhaskar Vira * International Affairs *We all want to end hunger. Conway's book provides the roadmap for how to do it.. Conway provides clear (if lengthy) guidelines for what to do and how to do it. His is a voice of optimism, and he speaks convincinglty and authoritatively when addressing the promise of agricultural science in this endeavor. -- C. Peter Timmer * Journal of Economic Literature *
£63.00
Cornell University Press 3.11
Book SynopsisOn March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by the shockwaves of a 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake originating less than 50 miles off its eastern coastline. The most powerful earthquake to have hit Japan in recorded history, it produced a devastating tsunami with waves reaching heights of over 130 feet that in turn caused an unprecedented multireactor meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This triple catastrophe claimed almost 20,000 lives, destroyed whole towns, and will ultimately cost hundreds of billions of dollars for reconstruction. In 3.11, Richard Samuels offers the first broad scholarly assessment of the disaster''s impact on Japan''s government and society. The events of March 2011 occurred after two decades of social and economic malaiseas well as considerable political and administrative dysfunction at both the national and local levelsand resulted in national soul-searching. Political reformers saw in the tragedy cause for hope: an opportunity for JTrade Review[3.11] is clearly the product of a deep sympathy for the disaster's immediate victims and Japan as a whole. -- Andrew E. Barshay * Political Science Quarterly *Samuels draws on a lifetime of experience researching Japan's politics and local government, military and energy policy, and political leadership and economy to craft a definitive political account of the country's response to the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accidents of March 11, 2011. In a narrative organized around the themes of vulnerability, leadership, community, and change, Samuels emphasizes how institutions of Japanese government and society shaped the disaster response. * Library Journal *Samuels goes beyond the human tragedy of the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, to examine the disaster's impact on the subsequent political discourse in Japan.... Highly recommended. * Choice *So why hasn't March 11, 2011, been the game-changer that many anticipated? Richard Samuels’ masterful account of Japan’s policy responses to its greatest crisis since World War II explains why continuity has trumped change. But maybe, just maybe, it hasn’t, as he also reminds us that the consequences are still unfolding. * The Japan Times *This is a carefully argued book, based on immense research and deep understanding of underlying causes. -- J. A. A. Stockwin * Journal of Japanese Studies *Table of ContentsPreface1. The Status Quo Ante and 3.112. Never Waste a Good Crisis3. Historical and Comparative Guidance4. Dueling Security Narratives5. Debating Energy Policy6. Repurposing Local GovernmentConclusionNotes References Index
£22.79
Cornell University Press One Billion Hungry
Book SynopsisIn this book, one of the world's foremost experts on global food needs explains the many interrelated issues critical to our global food supply from the science of agricultural advances to the politics of food security.Trade ReviewIn 350 information-packed pages, Conway systematically builds an answer to the book's title question. His answer is 'a qualified yes'.. This is the first 21st Century manual on how to feed the world. There may not be time to wait for another edition, so I recommend reading it now. -- Jeff Waage * Food Security *The author is notably, and refreshingly, open to any approach that solves world hunger as long as it meets site-specific needs, particularly at the farm scale. He appreciates the multidisciplinary nature of addressing world hunger, painting his topics in broad strokes—not superficially, but appropriately scaled so that average readers can understand trends and concepts outside their own discipline or experience. From a classroom perspective the individual chapters provide a superb launch point for more in-depth discussion. Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- M.S. Coyne * Choice *The existence of one billion hungry people, despite sufficient production to meet contemporary consumption needs, is a stark (and shameful) reminder of the complexity of these issues, and of the inadequacy of current thinking. Conway's text lays out, in careful detail, the many dimensions that need to be considered in trying to answer these questions, and starts to provide a future vision for a food-secure world that is both equitable and environmentally sustainable. This is a masterful survey of the landscape, and is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand these issues, and to engage in informed discussion about alternative options for global food security. -- Bhaskar Vira * International Affairs *We all want to end hunger. Conway's book provides the roadmap for how to do it.. Conway provides clear (if lengthy) guidelines for what to do and how to do it. His is a voice of optimism, and he speaks convincinglty and authoritatively when addressing the promise of agricultural science in this endeavor. -- C. Peter Timmer * Journal of Economic Literature *
£17.99
University of Nebraska Press Paradise Destroyed Catastrophe and Citizenship
Book SynopsisExplores the impact of natural and man-made disasters in the turn-of-the-century French Caribbean, examining the social, economic, and political implications of shared citizenship in times of civil unrest.Trade Review"Church’s study is a nuanced and rich addition to a growing body of work that demonstrates the relationship between nature- and human-induced disasters set against the backdrop of government management."—Caroline Grego, Environmental History"Christopher M. Church shows us that disasters do indeed reveal some significant facts about the risks and stresses of life in the French colonial Caribbean. . . . Church's book is well-researched, highly detailed, and tightly argued using a wide range of primary sources, including some illuminating statistical data. It introduces new insight into the story of the French Caribbean by shifting the focus towards the human/nature interaction while also showing how environmental concerns were deeply intertwined with political economy, race, and colonial/metropolitan relationships. . . . The book makes a significant historiographical intervention at the intersection of French colonial studies and environmental studies and should become a model for future work in this area."—Jeffrey H. Jackson, H-France Review"This well-researched book moves beyond being simply an analysis of the issues surrounding race, citizenship, and colonialism by incorporating the theoretical and methodological models of disaster studies. . . . Scholars interested in historical disasters will find this work useful for its comparative utility, especially if viewed alongside studies about the effects of disaster and colonialism in other parts of the world."—Sherry Johnson, Journal of Interdisciplinary History"Paradise Destroyed: Catastrophe and Citizenship in the French Caribbean, constitutes a valuable addition to considerations on the history of disasters, both natural and man-made, in the French Antilles during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . Thanks to Church's original, insightful, and well-argued new work, researchers can now consider France's old colonies in the Caribbean, with their environmental disasters, civil discord, and political intrigue, as influencing factors in historical and ideological developments within the metropole. With its Francophone focus, this new work situates itself as an innovative contribution to the burgeoning field of Postcolonial Ecocriticism, which has, heretofore, concentrated primarily on an Anglophone context. . . . Church keeps his content clear and coherent, making it accessible to scholars in a broad range of fields, including Caribbean History, Environmental Studies, Francophone Postcolonial Studies, and Political Science."—Shanaaz Mohammed, Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies"Church demonstrates that, from 1870 to 1902, the Third Republic's responses to cataclysmic natural calamities,man-made catastrophes, and subsequent civil unrests led to the reshaping of its political and economic relationship with these islands that were already on the brink of economic disaster due to a failing sugar industry."—Séverine Bates, French Review“With a timely focus on environmental disaster and its political ramifications, Christopher Church has given us a highly original and multidisciplinary view of an understudied period in Caribbean history.”—David Geggus, professor of history at the University of Florida and editor and translator of The Haitian Revolution: A Documentary History “Christopher M. Church offers compelling short narratives of the various disasters that struck the colonies, and his analysis of the politics of relief is sophisticated and informative. . . . It is a book that will interest scholars in a wide range of fields, including French imperial studies and Caribbean history. It is also a welcome and significant contribution to the history of disasters.”—Matthew Mulcahy, professor of history at Loyola University at Maryland and author of Hubs of Empire: The Southeastern Lowcountry and British Caribbean “Christopher Church offers a richly researched, well-told, and insightful account of the political, economic, and social impact of natural disaster in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French Antilles, profoundly deepening our understanding of these societies.”—Laurent Dubois, Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History at Duke University and author of Haiti: The Aftershocks of History “Trouble in paradise! In this engaging, innovative, and well-researched study, Christopher Church uses the history of disasters to explore interactions between environmental, colonial, and political history in the French West Indies. . . . Paradise Destroyed adds an important new dimension to the history of modern empire, showing how France’s ‘colonies of citizens’ could be both exotic and familiar, colonial and French at the same time.”—Tyler Stovall, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of Transnational France: The Modern History of a Universal NationTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Colonialism, Catastrophe, and National Integration 1. French Race, Tropical Space: The French Caribbean during the Third Republic 2. The Language of Citizenship: Compatriotism and the Great Antillean Fires of 1890 3. The Calculus of Disaster: Sugar and the Hurricane of 18 August 1891 4. The Political Summation: Incendiarism, Civil Unrest, and Legislative Catastrophe at the Turn of the Century 5. Marianne Decapitated: The 1902 Eruption of Mount Pelée Epilogue: National Identity and Integration after the First World War Notes Bibliography Index
£48.60
Stanford University Press War and the Health of Nations
Book SynopsisThis book examines the various mechanisms through which violent conflict undermines the health and well-being of populations.Trade Review"Zaryab Iqbal provides ample empirical data to illustrate these facts and to elucidate the mechanisms by which armed conflicts affect the health of individuals."—John L. Zeller, Journal of the American Medical Association "War and the Health of Nations makes an important contribution to the literature on human security, a concept that has a great deal of appeal but lacks strong empirical underpinnings. This work helps fill that gap by examining the links between health and violent conflict - or between 'freedom from want' and 'freedom from fear'."—Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor of International Affairs,The New School"For far too long we have known far too little about the aftereffects of political violence. To date, researchers have been justifiably focused on the determinants and dynamics of large-scale conflict. Zaryab Iqbal helps inaugurate a new focus regarding the outcomes of conflict (broadly conceived) on health (also broadly conceived). War and the Health of Nations immediately contributes to our understanding of the topic as well as maps out a new direction for conflict studies, both theoretically as well as empirically. This book addresses one of the most crucial issues confronted by our age in a manner befitting the topic involved—seriously, rigorously, and elegantly."—Christian Davenport, Professor of Peace Studies and Political Science, University of Notre Dame"Social scientists are just starting to investigate the myriad ways in which armed conflict and war harms civilian populations. Combining careful theorizing with systematic cross-national empirical tests, Iqbal provides the most rigorous and comprehensive study to date of the direct and indirect negative consequences of war on public health. This book is of interest to a broad and diverse audience, including social scientists, public health experts, policy makers, and activists. If you want to better understand how human security is profoundly threatened by war, this book is a must-read."—Paul Huth, Professor & Co-Director of Center for International Development and Conflict Management, University of Maryland, and Editor, The Journal of Conflict Resolution
£45.00
Stanford University Press Disaster Response and Homeland Security
Book SynopsisExamines the effects that operational failures after Hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program, as well as the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military.Trade Review"Miskel, a former Deputy Assistant Associate Director of FEMA, examines the effects that operational failures after Hurricaines Agnes, Hugo, Andrews, and Katrina have had on the organizational design and operating principles of the disaster response system program. He also discusses the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military, and he identifies reforms that should be implemented to improve the nation's ability to respond in the future." -- Natual Hazards Observer"Jim Miskel has provided an excellent historical summary of natural disasters and the associated FEMA response. His provocative insights into the basic design of the response system should facilitate decision makers' understanding of the politics of disaster preparedness, its ultimate placement and inherent responsibilities, and the critical importance of the appointment of competent personnel." -- Julius W. Becton Jr, Lt. Gen., USA-Ret. & 3rd Director * FEMA *"Miskel provides the reader with a complete and nuanced understanding of (a) the vast logistic and coordinative effort that goes into helping American citizens in an assortment of emergencies, and (b) the nature and characteristics of certain types of disasters that may speak to disaster response breakdowns." -- Kurt H. Braddock * Terrorism and Political Violence *"Miskel has produced an essential, topical, informative, concise, highly readable work that masterfully conveys in eight tightly reasoned chapters policy, political, historical, and sociological facts about disaster response in this era of homeland security. His treatise reflects his considerable academic expertise, his objectivity, and his insider experience. He has managed to lucidly explain the co-evolution of disaster management and terrorism policy in a way that a broad cross section of readers will appreciate." -- Richard Sylves * University of Delaware *
£18.04
Stanford University Press Leadership Dispatches
Book SynopsisOn February 27, 2010, Chile was rocked by a violent earthquake five hundred times more powerful than the one that hit Haiti just six weeks prior. The Chilean earthquake devastated schools, hospitals, roads, and homes, paralyzing the country for weeks and causing economic damage that was equal to 18 percent of Chile''s GDP. This calamity hit just as an incumbent political regime was packing its bags and a new administration was preparing to take office. For most countries, it would have taken years, if not decades, to recover from such an event. Yet, only one year later, Chile''s economy had reached a six percent annual growth rate.In Leadership Dispatches, Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan look at how the nation''s leadersin government, business, religion, academia, and beyondfacilitated Chile''s recovery. They attribute Chile''s remarkable comeback to a two-part formula consisting of strong national leadership on the one hand, and deeply rooteTrade Review"Leadership Dispatches is an empowering story of recovery in the wake of an unprecedented natural disaster. This comprehensive study provides valuable insights into the importance of leadership in a crisis, as well as the world of preparedness and resiliency."—Tom Ridge, First Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Former Governor of Pennsylvania"Three of the world's most respected authorities in leadership and risk management join forces to tell us a rare story of courage, determination, and the importance of a multi-stakeholder strategy. Their unique checklist for leaders will prepare many heads of state and organizations to take charge and do the impossible when their own F-27 hits. A remarkable book."—Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman, World Economic Forum"Recent disasters in Chile, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand offer important lessons for the future. This book brilliantly documents concrete experiences in managing risk and responding to disaster; it contributes to longstanding efforts of organizations like the OECD to distill best practices and create a vital platform for knowledge sharing."—Ángel Gurría, Secretary General, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development"This book is filled with practical analysis of what went right in Chile's dramatic recovery from the devastating F27 earthquake. It offers important lessons for current and future leaders in countries and organizations that face the possibility of major disruptions. Read this book before disaster strikes! And if you haven't, then read it when crisis hits. It provides the best roadmap that you will find toward the future that you will then be hoping for."—Herman ("Dutch") Leonard, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business SchoolTable of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Twelve Days Before Entering the Presidential Office chapter abstractChile's great earthquake of 2010 was the sixth greatest earthquake ever recorded. Chile's president-elect, Sebastián Piñera, decided to embrace two orders of business, one well in hand from his campaign for the presidency, the other forced by the natural calamity. He would pursue what had been promised before the earthquake – but now also what had been required by the earthquake. In formulating both a near-term plan and long-term strategy for overcoming and then transcending the calamity, the new administration's actions offer an instructive look at how those with greatest responsibility for a country, company, or community can best attack the extraordinary challenges of coming fully back from calamity and instituting more safeguards against future disasters than had existed at the pre-catastrophe moment. 2One of the Most Intense Events Ever Recorded chapter abstractWhen the 8.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Chile, world attention was still riveted on recovery from the massive earthquake that had shattered Haiti on January 12. That 7.0 magnitude event had flattened the capital, Port-au-Prince. Then, just six weeks later, the far stronger event rocked Chile for 100 seconds. The epicenter was just 65 miles off Concepción, the country's third largest urban concentration, and 210 miles southwest of its capital, Santiago. The Haitian event released energy the equivalent of 480 kilotons of TNT, enormous itself, but the Chilean quake released the equivalent of 240 megatons, 500 times more energy. It was felt by 12 million inhabitants of the nation's 17 million. The earthquake was so massive that it moved the country, and even the planet. Santiago shifted 10 inches to the west, Chile's coastline rose, its central valley sank, and the Earth's axis tilted 3 inches. 3First Order of Business chapter abstractAfter focusing on emergency matters, the new administration set public health as an immediate priority, and it reopened all public schools – albeit some in improvised quarters – within six weeks of the disaster. Chile's president said his government would use determination, speed, and readiness to cut through bureaucratic cobwebs, and he set forward an ambitious four-year plan whose goals would supersede what the country already had in place before the moment of calamity. Even during the year of the earthquake, Chile managed to grow its GDP by 5.7 percent, and the following year by 5.8 percent, outperforming most of its neighbors who had suffered no comparable disaster. Rather than soaring, unemployment plummeted. Exports sagged momentarily but came back strongly, and the stock market and credit ratings never sagged at all. 4Frameworks for Action chapter abstractLearning from the recovery of others has become more vital as more countries and organizations have found themselves in the unwanted territory of catastrophic events, whether stemming from natural or person-made sources. Extreme events by their very definition exceed what a country's leaders or institutions have come to expect or have had to face in the past. For any head of state or organization, it is always better to learn from others' experiences prior to suffering a disaster of one's own. After noting the world's growing losses from natural catastrophes, this chapter identifies a set of principles for examining leadership decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty. It also proposes a related set of principles for making strategic choices under conditions of risk and uncertainty. 5Presidential Leadership chapter abstractAt the defining center of Chile's readiness and resilience was the country's newly elected president, Sebastián Piñera, and the decisions that he and his lieutenants would make in the days that followed. They took advantage of the discretionary spectrum that they had suddenly been given "We are committed 100-percent," the president pledged, "to replace within four years what was destroyed," and "urgency" of action would be "key." When the inauguration itself was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude aftershock, the just installed president immediately warned the country of a tsunami, cancelled a luncheon, flew to the earthquake region, and finally entered the presidential palace as its new resident only after a long day devoted to crisis leadership in the field. A day that was to have been one of ceremony and celebration had instead been given to presidential action. 6Tiered Leadership chapter abstractAs an extension of his own leadership style, the new president created a take-action tier below him, recruiting two dozen lieutenants who were versed in making tough and timely calls. A majority of his cabinet members came as independents without party label but plenty of management experience; two-thirds had served as business managers, entrepreneurs, engineers or consultants. The president prioritized the immediate focus: search and rescue, food and water, civil order and public services. For long-term reconstruction, he set forth a detailed plan for his ministers to be completed by time he left office on March 11, 2014. The president also imposed overarching principles that would make for a more comprehensive but also a more complex and costly comeback. Reconstruction, he instructed, would protect the "dignity and freedom" and "social heritage" of the most affected regions, and it would better secure the country against future calamities. 7Financing Recovery chapter abstractFinancing the comeback would prove an enormous challenge since the earthquake came with a price tag of $30 billion, the equivalent of $2.7 trillion in the U.S. A cost of that magnitude had not been anticipated nor were reserves available to cover it. Through deft management of the country's budget, the finance minister drew on a portfolio of actions, including temporary tax revenues, budget reallocations, and utilization of a national copper fund. Markedly absent was significant new indebtedness, in contrast to the ways the U.S. government has financed its most recent disaster recoveries. Chile's international credit rating did not suffer, unlike the downgrades that Standard and Poor's and Moody's had imposed on Japan's after its 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Chile's financial management of the disaster received high marks from a host of international watchdogs. 8Insurance Payouts for Recovery chapter abstractFundamental to Chile's swift comeback was a separate but parallel financing by private insurers backed by reinsurers (the insurers of insurers) outside of Chile. Their market penetration and rapid payout provided a swift influx of capital to stimulate recovery and push national growth. In the end, a third of the cost of Chile's recovery was borne entirely by private insurers, more than the fraction covered by private insurers in the U.S. after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. 9Private Giving for Recovery chapter abstractA set of major companies, foreign governments, and international agencies also stepped forward with significant in-kind or cash contributions. Though estimated to be less than $1 billion in total value, and though relatively modest against the $30 billion damage to the country, we find that these outside sources provided important supplements to funds provided by public agencies and private insurers in Chile. 10Execution and Expectations chapter abstractWith the solid financial footing for the comeback, a take-charge attitude cascaded through the administration's ranks, but it also came with an unanticipated cost. With limited public experience in the cabinet, the nation's leadership produced soaring hopes for near-term timetables that it could not meet. 11Vulnerability and Readiness chapter abstractChile faces exceptionally high risks of natural disasters, but it was also far more ready than most countries to respond to such events according to several studies comparing it with other nations. Though one of the world's countries most exposed to calamities because of its perch along the Pacific's ring of fire, Chile had also built a set of institutional practices that facilitated recovery from disasters whatever the source. Emphasizing effectiveness, execution, and fairness, those practices would prove invaluable, and combined with the nation's take-charge leadership, they facilitated the country's swift and comprehensive comeback from the devastating earthquake of 2010. Both national leadership and institutional practices proved important, and neither would have been sufficient without the other. 12Civil Action chapter abstractThe state typically takes first responsibility in crisis management and recovery efforts, and Chile was no exception. President Piñera and his cabinet mobilized swiftly, yet the government was not the only first responder. Volunteers and non-profit organizations also stepped forward in large numbers, initially providing temporary relief during the emergency period, then engaging in reconstruction to aid the recovery effort. Often at great expense to themselves, they complemented the state's actions, doing what the latter could not. One private group, for instance, assumed sole responsibility for temporary housing in one of Chile's most afflicted regions, and another took complete charge of rebuilding public schools in another region. When resources are stretched to the extreme in the wake of a national catastrophe, public agencies and civil actors can fill in for one another, furnishing more than either can provide alone. 13Long-Term Disaster Recovery chapter abstractA relatively short window of opportunity is available in the immediate wake of a disaster for public leaders to devise plans for addressing short-run needs. One way to achieve these objectives is specifying short-run achievable goals which reflect intuitive rather than deliberative thinking. President Piñera insistence on reopening all schools within six weeks was one of the most visible cases in point. At the same time, given the heightened public interest in better preparing for future disasters than had been the case before Chile's earthquake, country leaders can also specify measures that have long-term significance such as more effective early warning systems and better construction standards. These actions may require significant upfront costs but they promise to reduce fatalities and damage when the next disaster strikes. This form of deliberative thinking also characterized the actions of the president and his ministers in the months after the earthquake. 14Rescuing 33 Miners chapter abstractAn early application of what the nation's leaders had learned from the F27 event came just five months later. A cave-in had trapped 33 miners some 2,000 feet below the surface in northern Chile, attracting the world media's attention for weeks this time. Sebastián Piñera and his cabinet would be tested yet again, though now with the first months' learning from the F27 experience under their belts. They were already steeped in strategic thinking and deliberative decision making even though complete recovery from the earthquake still had several years to go. Here we find that the joint leadership of the president and minister of mines would make the ultimate difference for the lost miners trapped for more than two months. We witness many of the same leadership capacities that accounted for the 2010 earthquake comeback, further underscoring the actions required for taking charge whatever the disaster or crisis. 15Leadership Dispatches chapter abstractWe identify the most enduring ideas and principles that have emerged from the account that can prove useful in entirely different settings. Conceptual thinking about risk and response is essential for those most responsible for risk management in companies, communities, and countries. Chile and the Piñera administration have furnished a compelling test and illustration of what can really matter in the wake of a calamity. We conclude with a set of leadership principles from their experience for those who are facing large-scale hazards of all types and who seek to forge far-reaching recoveries when extreme threats become a terrible reality.
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Louisiana State University Press Managing Hurricane Katrina
Book SynopsisExamines Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, and identifies aspects of management that offer more positive examples of leadership than bureaucratic and media reports indicated. Drawing on insights from crisis and disaster management studies, the authors objectively analyze the actions of various officials and organisations during and after Katrina.
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University of Pennsylvania Press Anxious Experts
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Through his deft ethnography, Joshua Moses is able to show that 9/11, now fading into collective memory, crystallized something we are all still living with. We are haunted by the possibility that we will wake up to a once familiar landscape made suddenly strange—like a Manhattan suddenly without its Twin Towers. For Moses, this prefigures the changes we will all face with rising sea levels, balmy winters, and the like. Anxious Experts is an ethnography of that anxiety, how it came to be, and how it continues to sit with us, as we face an uncertain future." * Eduardo Kohn, McGill University *
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University of Pennsylvania Press Legacies of Fukushima
Book SynopsisIt was an unlikely convergence of events. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the largest in Japanese memory and the fourth largest recorded in world history; a tsunami that peaked at forty meters, devastating the seaboard of northeastern Japan; three reactors in meltdown at the Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima; experts in disarray and suffering victims young and old. It was, as well, an unlikely convergence of legacies. Submerged traumas resurfaced and communities long accustomed to living quietly with hazards suddenly were heard. New legacies of disaster were handed down, unfolding slowly for generations to come.The defining disaster of contemporary Japanese history still goes by many different names: The Great East Japan Earthquake; the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami; the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster; the 3.11 Triple Disaster. Each name represents a struggle to place the disaster on a map and fix a date to a timeline. But within each of these names hides a combina
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University of Pennsylvania Press Critical Disaster Studies
Book SynopsisThis book announces the new, interdisciplinary field of critical disaster studies. Unlike most existing approaches to disaster, critical disaster studies begins with the idea that disasters are not objective facts, but rather are interpretive fictions—and they shape the way people see the world. By questioning the concept of disaster itself, critical disaster studies reveals the stakes of defining people or places as vulnerable, resilient, or at risk.As social constructs, disaster, vulnerability, resilience, and risk shape and are shaped by contests over power. Managers and technocrats often herald the goals of disaster response and recovery as objective, quantifiable, or self-evident. In reality, the goals are subjective, and usually contested. Critical disaster studies attends to the ways powerful people often use claims of technocratic expertise to maintain power.Moreover, rather than existing as isolated events, disasters take place over time. People commonly iTrade Review"When speaking of disaster henceforth, we cannot escape the ensuing political questions this volume interrogates." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"In a world marked by calamity, this timely volume widens the lens of our understanding by emphasizing the importance of deeply contextualized approaches to the study of disaster. The end result is a vibrant reimagination of the field and a captivating introduction to critical disaster studies." * Lori Peek, University of Colorado Boulder *"This is a vital, iconoclastic volume that turns much conventional thinking about disaster studies on its head. The contributions are lively, geographically varied, and conceptually suggestive. An exciting and invaluable book." * Rob Nixon, Princeton University *"An urgent, timely, and vitally important volume that deserves a wide readership. As the crisis precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic has made all too clear, this volume’s unifying themes—vulnerability, risk, resilience, and disaster—are concepts that every one of us ought to understand, grapple with, and critique." * Julia Irwin, University of South Florida *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Introducing Critical Disaster Studies Andy Horowitz and Jacob A. C. Remes Part I. Knowing Disaster Chapter 1. The Voyage of the Paragon: Disaster as Method Scott Gabriel Knowles and Zachary Loeb Chapter 2. Acts of God, Man, and System: Knowledge, Technology, and the Construction of Disaster Ryan Hagen Chapter 3. When Does a Crisis Begin? Race, Gender, and the Subprime Noncrisis of the Late 1990s Dara Z. Strolovitch Part II. Governing Disaster Chapter 4. Concrete Kleptocracy and Haiti's Culture of Building: Toward a New Temporality of Disaster Claire Antone Payton Chapter 5. Risk Technopolitics in Freetown Slums: Why Community-Based Disaster Management Is No Silver Bullet Aaron Clark-Ginsberg Chapter 6. Spaces at Risk: Urban Politics and Slum Relocation in Chennai, India Pranathi Diwakar Chapter 7. Plan B: The Collapse of Public-Private Risk Sharing in the US National Flood Insurance Program Rebecca Elliott Part III. Imagining Disaster Chapter 8. Mediating Disaster, or A History of the Novel Susan Scott Parrish Chapter 9. The Tōkai Earthquake and Changing Lexicons of Risk Kerry Smith Chapter 10. Translating Disaster Knowledge from Japan to Chile: A Proposal for Incompleteness Chika Watanabe Afterword. "Acts of Men": Disasters Neglected, Preventable, and Moral Kenneth Hewitt Notes Bibliography Index List of Contributors Acknowledgments
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Univ of Chicago Behalf of Rutgers Univ Press Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti
Book SynopsisThe 2010 earthquake in Haiti sparked an international aid response - with pledges and donations of $16 billion - that was exceedingly generous. But now, five years later, that aid has clearly failed. In Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti, Mark Schuller captures the voices of those involved in the earthquake aid response, and paints a sharp, unflattering view of the humanitarian enterprise.Trade Review"Mark Schuller offers clear analysis, informed by empirical knowledge. This sets him apart from the usual experts on Haiti. A challenging book from an author who goes the distance to understand the 'other.'" -- Raoul Peck * award-winning Haitian filmmaker and director of Fatal Assistance *"Although the earthquake caused more devastation than the post-disaster response, Schuller's examination suggests how and why the aid response rubbed more hurt into the wound. Based on field-level data, collected with cool rigor, his argument becomes a powerful indictment. Could it have been otherwise? Read Schuller to find out." -- Michael Barnett * George Washington University *Honorable Mention, Barbara Christian Prize for Best Book in Humanities, Caribbean Studies Association, 2017https://www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/2017-bc-award-winner/ * Caribbean Studies Association *"Supported by the National Science Foundation Senior and CAREER Grant, Bellagio Center, and others, Schuller’s research on NGOs, globalization, disasters, and gender in Haiti has been published in over thirty book chapters and peer-reviewed articles as well as public media, including a column in Huffington Post" * Huffington Post *"Haiti Suspends Oxfam Great Britain After Sex Scandal" by Catherine Porter * New York Times *"The scholarly contribution of Schuller’s Humanitarian Aftershocks is remarkable." * Journal of Haitian Studies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations and Foreign Terms List of Names for Camp Residents Introduction 1 Haiti’s Unnatural Disaster: Neoliberalism 2 Racing from the Rubble: Constructing IDPs 3 Hitting Home: Humanitarian Impacts on Haiti’s Households 4 Pa Manyen Fanm Nan Konsa: The Gender of Aid 5 Pòch Prela: Camp Committees 6 Aba ONG Volè: The “Republic of NGOs” 7 Colonization within NGOs: Haitian Staff Understandings 8 Fotokopi: Imperialism’s Carbon Copy Conclusion Notes References Index
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Toxic Matters Narrating Italys Dioxin
Book SynopsisExplores the interplay between bodies, soil, industrial emissions, and the wealth of dynamic particulate matter that passes in between. At the same time, the book emphasizes the crucial function of narrative expression for making sense of this modern-day reality and for shifting existing power dynamics as exposed communities exercise their voices.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Emergency Relief System Design Using Diers
Book SynopsisOSHA (29 CFR 1910.119) has recognized AIChE/DIERS two-phase flow publications as examples of good engineering practice for process safety management of highly hazardous materials. The prediction of when two-phase flow venting will occur, and the applicability of various sizing methods for two-phase vapor-liquid flashing flow, is of particular interest when designing emergency relief systems to handle runaway reactions. This comprehensive sourcebook brings together a wealth of information on methods that can be used to safely size emergency relief systems for two-phase vapor-liquid flow for flashing or frozen, viscous or nonviscous fluids. Design methodologies are illustrated by selected sample problems. Written by industrial experts in the safety field, this book will be invaluable to those charged with operating, designing, or managing today''s and tomorrow''s chemical process industry facilities.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Overview. 2. Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems (DIERS). 3. A Strategy for Major Accidental Release Prevention. 4. A Strategy for Emergency Relief System Design. 5. An Approach to Emergency Relief System Design Assessment. 6. Two-Phase Vapor-Liquid Flow. 7. Two-Phase Vapor-Liquid Flow Onset and Disengagement. 8. Two-Phase Vapor-Liquid Hydrodynamics. 9. DIERS Bench-Scale Apparatus. 10. Runaway Reaction Emergency Relief System Design Computer Program. 11. References. Appendix A. DIERS Committees. Appendix B. DIERS Sponsors. Appendix C. DIERS Contractors. Chapter I. Vapor Disengagement Dynamics. 1. Overview. 1.1 Vapor Disengagement Dynamics. 1.2 Design Considerations. 2. Detailed Discussion. 2.1 Open Literature References. 2.2 Project Manual. 3. References. Appendix I-A The Coupling Equation and Flow Models. Appendix I-B Best Estimate Procedure to Calculate Two-Phase Vapor-Liquid Flow Onset/Disengagement. Appendix I-C Fluid Behavior in Venting Vessels. Appendix I-D Energy and Material Balance Derivations for Emergency Pressure Relief of Vessels. Annex I-D1 Internal Energy and Venting Calculations. Chapter II. Pressure Relief System Flow. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Organization. 1.3 Special Terminology. 2. Recommended Design Methods. 2.1 Newtonian Flow. 2.2 Complex Fluids. 2.3 Useful Approximations. 3. Technology Base. 3.1 General Flow Equations. 3.2 Nozzle Flow Models. 3.3 Sharp Reductions. 3.4 Pressure Recovery/Expansions/Equilibrations. 3.5 Pipe Flow. 3.6 Application to Pressure Relief System Elements. 3.7 Networks. 3.8 Complex Fluids. 4. Nomenclature. 5. Acknowledgments. 6. References. Appendix II-A Thermophysical Property Requirements. Appendix II-B Equilibrium Flash Calculations. Appendix II-C Model Parameters for Pipe Entrance Sections. Appendix II-D Computer Routines in SAFIRE Program. Appendix II-E Example Problems. Appendix II-F Generalized Correlations and Design Charts. Chapter III. DIERS Phase III Large-Scale Integral Tests. 1. Summary. 2. Introduction. 2.1 Program Objectives. 2.2 Program Description. 3. Test Configurations. 4. Test Results. 4.1 Tests T1 to T8 4.2 Tests V32-W1 to V32-W8. 4.3 Tests T9, T10, T11, T14, and T15. 4.4 Tests T12 and T13. 4.5 Tests T20. 4.6 Tests T17 and T18. 4.7 Tests T21, T22, T23, and T24. 4.8 ICRE Tests 32-6 to 32-11. 4.9 ICRE Tests 2000-1 to 2000-5. 4.10 ICRE Tests 32-14, 32-15, and 32-18. 5. Acknowledgments. 6. References. Appendix III-A Test Configurations. Appendix III-B Experimental Results and Model Comparisons. Appendix III-C Kinetics Model for Styrene Polymerizations. Chapter IV. High Viscosity Flashing Two-Phase Flow. 1. Introduction. 1.1 General Discussion of High Viscosity Flow in Relief Systems. 1.2 Why High Viscosity Systems Require Special Consideration. 1.3 Necessity for Conservatism. 2. Summary of DIERS High Viscosity Relief Flow Tests. 2.1 Project Overview. 2.2 Styrene Reactive Tests. 2.3 Small-Scale Rubber Cement Bottom-Vented tests. 2.4 Large-Scale Rubber Cement Tests. 2.5 Large-Scale Polystyrene-Ethylbenzene Bottom-Vented Tests. 3. Recommended Design Practices. 3.1 Theory and Scaling for Highly Viscous Systems. 3.2 General Equations for Newtonian Fluids. 3.3 Approximate Momentum Balances for Scaling Power-Law and Newtonian Fluids. 3.4 Scaling Using Integrated Approximate Momentum Balance for Newtonian Fluids. 3.5 Scaling Using Approximate Momentum Balance for Power-Law Fluids. 4. Unanswered Questions about High Viscosity Flow. 4.1 Uncertainties. 5. References. Appendix IV-A Simplified Theory and Sample Problems. Chapter V. Containment, Disposal, and Mechanical Design. 1. Introduction. 2. Blowdown in Drum Design. 2.1 Types of Knock-Out (Blowdown) Drums and Catchtanks. 2.2 Sizing of Blowdown Drums. 3. Disposal of Vapors from Blowdown Drums. 3.1 Direct Discharge to the Atmosphere. 3.2 Discharge through a Scrubber. 3.3 Discharge through a Vent Condenser. 3.4 Discharge to a Flare Stack or Incinerator. 4. Mechanical Design. 4.1 Vent Piping Considerations. 4.2 Catchtank Mechanical Design and Safety Considerations. 4.3 Reaction Forces—General. 4.4 Reaction Forces Equations. 4.5 Reaction Forces on Safety Valve Nozzles/Piping. 4.6 Reaction Forces from Rupture Disk Discharge. 4.7 Transient Effects of Reaction Forces, Rupture Disk Discharge. 4.8 Thrust Restraint Design. 4.9 Other Blowdown Load Considerations. 5. References. Chapter VI. DIERS Bench-Scale Apparatus. 1. Background. 1.1 DIERS Requirements for a Bench-Scale Apparatus. 1.2 Limitations of Previous Test Equipment. 2. How the Test Methodology Fits into the Overall Process Safety Design. 2.1 Requests. 2.2 Worst Credible Incident Scenario. 2.3 Screening Tests. 2.4 DIERS Venting Tests and Analysis. 2.5 Recommendations. 3. Description of the DIERS Bench-Scale Apparatus. 3.1 Schematic Description of Apparatus. 3.2 Apparatus Control and Data Recording. 3.3 Test Cell Configurations. 4. Emergency Relief System (ERS) Sizing Using the DIERS Bench-Scale Apparatus. 4.1 Emergency Relief System (ERS) Overview. 4.2 Functions of the Bench-Scale Apparatus. 4.3 Onset/Disengagement Behavior Testing. 4.4 Flow Rate Calculation/Viscosity Characterization. 4.5 Characterization of Runaway Reaction Behavior. 4.6 ERS Design—Analytical Methods/FAI Nomograph. 4.7 ERS Design—Area: Charge Scaling (Top Vent Test/Top ERS Device). 4.8 ERS Design—Area: Charge Scaling/Scaling Equation Method (Bottom Vent Test/Top or Bottom ERS Devices). 4.9 Limitations on Area: Charge Scaling for ERS Design. 5. References. Appendix V1-A Experimental ERS Sizing—Some Do and Do Not Recommendations. Chapter VII. SAFIRE Computer Program for Emergency Relief Sizing. 1. Background. 1.1 History. 1.2 Overview. 2. Program Description. 2.1 Overall Architecture. 2.2 Pure-Component Physical Properties. 2.3 Mixture handling Rules. 2.4 Flash Calculations. 2.5 Chemical Reactions. 2.6 Vent Flow Calculations. 2.7 Vessel Hydrodynamics. 2.8 External Heat Fluxes. 2.9 Mass and Energy Balances. 3. Data Input. 4. Sample Problem. 5. Experience with Program. 6. References. Appendix VII-A Input Data Forms. Appendix VII-B Sample Input/Output. Index.
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University of Pittsburgh Press Designing Resilience
Book SynopsisDesigning Resilience presents case studies of extreme events and analyzes the ability of affected individuals, institutions, governments, and technological systems to cope with disaster.This volume defines resilience as it relates to disaster management at specific stages: mitigation, prevention, preparation, and response and recovery.
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Fordham University Press Emergency Relief Operations
Book SynopsisThis work covers issues such as early warning and preparedness, rapid health and physical needs assessments, recognizing and managing severe malnutrition, the unique needs of refugees and IDPs, security, exit strategies and the transition to peace.Trade Review"...useful to specialists and technicians as a reference source." -Human Rights Quarterly "The authors of this volume explore organizational and political response capacities, effective multidisciplinary responses, the interface of response with vulnerability assessment, and ways to identify disaster prone areas and utilize rapid assessment methodologies to help meet needs that arise following humanitrian crises and natural disasters." -Natural Hazards ObserverTable of ContentsEarly Warning and Preparedness by William Lyerly Initial Response local/OCHA - Mobilizing the Forces by Ed Tsui Rapid Health and Physical Needs Assessments by Frederick Burkle, M.D. Recognizing and Managing Severe Malnutrition by Kevin M. Cahill, M.D. The Unique Needs of Refugees and IDPs by Francis Deng The Most Vulnerable by Judy Benjamin Security by Frederick Burkle, M.D. Military/NGO Interaction by Timothy Cross Exit Strategies by Larry Hollingworth Transition to Peace by Richard Ryscavage, S.J.
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Fordham University Press Traditions Values and Humanitarian Action
Book SynopsisThis third volume in the pioneering series, International Humanitarian Affairs, goes beyond the practical to address fundamental questions at the heart of humanitarian actions. How do different religious, cultural, and social systemsand the values they supportshape humanitarian action? What are the bases of caring societies? Are there universal values for human well-being? International experts come face to face with the assumptions about human dignity and social justice that guide efforts to rescue and repair communities in crisis. The original essays explore mandates for humanitarian action in religious traditions, and codes of conduct for the media, military, medicine, and the academy in relief efforts. They explore threats to human welfare from terrorism and gender exploitation and assess international law, the media, and the politics of civil society in a world of war, conflict, and strife. The contributors: Kofi Annan, Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., Rabbi HarlaTrade Review"...it is both insturctive and refreshing to find a volume in which academic analysis and less formal, though no less compelling reflection bring to light the human difficulties involved in responding to human tragedies." -Journal of Humanitarian Assistance "Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action is a satisfying collection of rich and varied perspectives, some new, some difficult to digest, and all feeding the need to understand the complexities of these issues in a rapidly changing world." -- -Lesley Morrison The Lancet
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Fordham University Press Labyrinths
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CABI Publishing Starter Packs
Book SynopsisDespite repeated interventions by governments, donors and NGOs in recent years, food insecurity continues and developing countries are forced to rely on food aid again and again. The original idea of Starter Pack was to give a tiny bag of agricultural inputs - fertiliser and seed - to every smallholder farmer in Malawi. Although the programme did not work as originally intended, it was successful in achieving food security. The scaling down of the programme was a major contributor to the food crisis which hit Malawi (and other countries in Southern Africa) at the beginning of 2002. For once, we have a success story about how hunger can be tackled efficiently. This book assesses the case of the Starter Pack programme in Malawi, and whether it can be replicated elsewhere. It covers the practicalities of implementing such a large programme and the policy debates.Table of Contents1: Introduction, Sarah Levy Part 1: Origins and Management of Starter Pack 2: The Origin and Concept of Starter Pack, Malcolm Blackie and Charles K Mann 3: The Players and the Policy Issues, Harry Potter 4: The Logistics and Costs of Implementation, Charles Clark 5: Pack Distribution and the Role of Vouchers, Anthony Cullen and Max Lawson Part 2: Methodology of the Evaluation Programme 6: Design of the Evaluation Programme, Ian M Wilson 7: Experience and Innovation: How the Research Methods Evolved, Carlos Barahona 8: Lessons on Management of Large-scale Research Programmes, Sarah Levy Part 3: Lessons from Starter Pack 9: Production, Prices and Food Security: How Starter PackWorks, Sarah Levy 10: The Farmer's Perspective - Values, Incentives and Constraints, Jan Kees van Donge 11: Do Free Inputs Crowd Out the Private Sector in Agricultural Input Markets?, Clement Nyirongo 12: Practical and Policy Dilemmas of Targeting Free Inputs,Blessings Chinsinga 13: Starter Pack and Sustainable Agriculture, Carlos Barahona and Elizabeth Cromwell 14: The Challenges of Agricultural Extension, Chris Garforth 15: Why Free Inputs Failed in the Winter Season, Hiester Gondwe 16: Financing and Macroeconomic Impact: How Does Starter Pack Compare?, Sarah Levy Part 4: By Special Invitation 17: Poverty, AIDS and Food Crises, Anne C Conroy 18: Food Security Policies and Starter Pack: A Challenge for Donors?, Jane Harrigan 19: Feeding Malawi from Neighbouring Countries,Martin J Whiteside 20: Starter Pack in Rural Development Strategies, Andrew Dorward and Jonathan Kydd 21: Conclusion, Sarah Levy
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Dealing with Crisis
Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Extrapolating lessons from the diverse Japanese experience with disasters, this timely book investigates what policymakers, institutions and individual actors can do when a crisis, in all its unforeseen and multi-faceted complexity, strikes. Multidisciplinary in scope, it makes an important, wide-ranging and fascinating contribution to global crisis studies and disaster management research.’ -- Leon Wolff, Hitotsubashi University, Japan‘An intriguing interdisciplinary collection analysing crises in Japan, whose history has been punctuated by natural and socio-economic disasters. The book uncovers insights into how people think about crisis, the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake impacts, legal and governmental responses, and how modern Japan’s approach to crises has evolved regarding China. Curated from a University of Tokyo project over 2016–2020, the chapters also set a useful backdrop to assess Japan’s COVID-19 pandemic management.’ -- Luke Nottage, Sydney Law School, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii 1 Dealing with crisis: the Japanese experience and beyond 1 J. Babb and Takashi Iida PART I HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT CRISIS 2 How can we prepare for something we don’t want to think about? Disaster readiness and negative capability 10 Shin Arita 3 Bricolage by institutions: towards the recreation of norms and organizations 27 Takashi Iida PART II THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND ASSOCIATED CRISES 4 Transforming a crisis into a turning point: the response of businesses to the Great East Japan Earthquake 47 Naofumi Nakamura 5 Electric power crisis and crisis response after the Great East Japan Earthquake 67 Toshihiro Matsumura PART III LAW AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE RESPONSE TO CRISIS 6 Contractual crisis and the doctrine of change of circumstances: the results and contexts of the reform of contract law in Japan 86 Hiroyasu Ishikawa 7 State of emergency clauses in constitutional law 107 Tomonobu Hayashi 8 Missing the point: facts and rhetoric about Japan’s fiscal crisis 130 Takeshi Fujitani 9 The crisis of war and the relocation of key facilities: a comparative historical study of Japan and China 154 Tomoo Marukawa 10 Japan–China relations “in crisis,” and sentiment toward China 175 Asei Itō Index
£95.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Operation Crisis
Book SynopsisStewart, Marten van Wijhe, Evan G. WongTable of ContentsPreface: Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS Part I. Personal perspectivesChapter 1: Surgical care after the April 2015 Nepal Earthquake, Kapendra Shekhar Amatya, MBBS, MSChapter 2: A heath system destroyed: Surgical care in Syria, Samer Attar, MD and Shailvi Gupta, MD, MPH Chapter 3: A surgeon's day in South Sudan, Michael Sinclair, MD Chapter 4: An obstetrician in the field: Some lessons learned, Maria "Tane" Pilar Luna, MD Part II. Surgical care principlesChapter 5: Triage and training: A mass casualty incident in Sierra Leone, Lucas Carlson, MD, MPH, Thaim B. Kamara, MD, FWACS and T. Peter Kingham, MD, FACS Chapter 6: Wounds and fractures: Orthopedics after the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, Dattesh Dave, B.S., MSc and Richard Gosselin, MD, MPH Chapter 7: Burn care: Experience from the Nepalese civil war, Barclay T. Stewart, MD, MscPH and Brijesh Mishra, MS, MCh Chapter 8: Anesthesia: An assessment mission in the Congo, Marten van Wijhe, MD, PhD Chapter 9: Obstetrics and gynecology during a civil war, Judy M. Lee, MD, MPH, MBAChapter 10: Sexual violence: Genital fistula and conflict, Lauri J. Romanzi MD, FACOG and Edna Adan Ismail, SRN, CMB, SCM Part III: A way forwardChapter 11: Advocating for a cause: Documenting land mine injuries in Cambodia, James C. Cobey, MD, MPH, FACS Chapter 12: After the Haiti Earthquake: Evan G. Wong, MD, MPH, and Dan L. Deckelbaum, MD, MPH, FACS Chapter 13: US military Joint Trauma System and roles of care, LTC Kyle N. Remick, MD and Col Jeffrey A. Bailey, MD, FACS Conclusion: Barclay Stewart, MD, MscPH and Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS Index
£21.38
Temple University Press,U.S. The Risk Society Revisited
Book SynopsisMakes an important contribution to the literature of risk research.Table of ContentsForeword: Risk Society as Political Category, by Ulrich Beck Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Sketching the Contemporary Era Part I. Social Science Foundations of Risk 1 Meta-Theoretical Foundations 2 An Evolution of Risk: Why Social Science Is Needed to Understand Risk Part II. Risk and Social Theory 3 Overarching Perspective: The Rational Action Framework 4 Refl exive Modernization Theory and Risk: The Work of Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens 5 Risk in Systems: The Work of Niklas Luhmann 6 Jürgen Habermas and Risk: An Alternative to RAP? Part III. Risk Governance: Links between Theory and Strategy 7 The Emergence of Systemic Risks 8 The Three Companions of Risk: Complexity, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity 9 Risk Governance: A Synthesis 10 An Analytic-Deliberative Process: A Proposal for Better Risk Governance Conclusion: Risk Governance as a Catalyst for Social Theory and Praxis References Index
£45.90
Temple University Press,U.S. Consuming Catastrophe
Book SynopsisHorrified, saddened, and angered: That was the American people's reaction to the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the 2008 financial crisis. In Consuming Catastrophe, Timothy Recuber presents a unique and provocative look at how these four very different disasters took a similar path through public consciousness. He explores the myriad ways we engage with and negotiate our feelings about disasters and tragediesfrom omnipresent media broadcasts to relief fund efforts and promises to Never Forget. Recuber explains how a specific and real kind of emotional connection to the victims becomes a crucial element in the creation, use, and consumption of mass mediation of disasters. He links this to the concept of empathetic hedonism, or the desire to understand or feel the suffering of others.The ineffability of disasters makes them a spectacular and emotional force in contemporary American culture. Consuming Catastrophe provides a lively analysis of the themes
£62.90
Temple University Press,U.S. Consuming Catastrophe
Book SynopsisHorrified, saddened, and angered: That was the American people's reaction to the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the 2008 financial crisis. In Consuming Catastrophe, Timothy Recuber presents a unique and provocative look at how these four very different disasters took a similar path through public consciousness. He explores the myriad ways we engage with and negotiate our feelings about disasters and tragediesfrom omnipresent media broadcasts to relief fund efforts and promises to Never Forget. Recuber explains how a specific and real kind of emotional connection to the victims becomes a crucial element in the creation, use, and consumption of mass mediation of disasters. He links this to the concept of empathetic hedonism, or the desire to understand or feel the suffering of others.The ineffability of disasters makes them a spectacular and emotional force in contemporary American culture. Consuming Catastrophe provides a lively analysis of the themes
£21.84
Bristol University Press Children and Young Peoples Participation in
Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Drawing on participatory international research, this book argues for a radical transformation in children’s roles in responding, planning and adapting to disasters. It demonstrates how child-centred ways of working will benefit all those involved.Table of ContentsIIntroducing CUIDAR: A Child Centred Approach to Disasters ~ Maggie Mort, Israel Rodriguez-Giralt, Ana Delicado Chapter 1., Children, Participation and Disasters in Europe: A Poor Record ~ Israel Rodríguez-Giralt, Miriam Arenas, Daniel López Gómez Chapter 2., Dialogues with Children, Mutual Learning Exercises and National Policy Debates ~ Anna Grisi, Flaminia Cordani, Sofia Ribeiro, Charikleia Kanari, Vassilis Argyropoulos, Miriam Arenas and Ana Delicado Chapter 3., Rights, Information, Needs and Active Involvement in Disaster Management ~ Ana Delicado, Miriam Arenas, Magda Nikolaraizi, Charikleia Kanari, Anna Grisi, Flaminia Cordani, Stefanie Keir Chapter 4., Building a Framework for Child-Centred Disaster Risk Management in Europe ~ Israel Rodriguez, Maggie Mort, Ana Nunes de Almeida, Ana Sofia Ribeiro Chapter 5., Participatory Tools for Disaster Risk Management with Children and Young People ~ Jussara Rowland, Miriam Arenas, Flamina Cordani, Anna Grisi, Magda Nikolaraizi, Maria Papazafiri, Alison Lloyd Williams, Aya Goto and Amanda Bingley Concluding Remarks: Reimagining Children’s Place in Disaster Risk Management ~ Israel Rodriguez-Giralt, Maggie Mort, Ana Delicado
£48.59
Bristol University Press Qualitative and Digital Research in Times of
Book SynopsisIncluding contributions on qualitative and digital research from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas, this volume explores the creative and thoughtful ways in which researchers have adapted methods and rethought relationships in response to challenges arising from crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, disasters or violent conflict.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Su-ming Khoo and Helen Kara Part 1: Reflexivity and ethics 1. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should - Ali FitzGibbon 2. Ethnography in crisis: methodology in the cracks - Zania Koppe 3. Phenomenology of lived experience: multilayered approach and positionality - Bibek Dahal Part 2: Arts-based approaches 4. The arts of making-sense in uncertain times: arts-based research and autoethnography - Deborah Green, Amanda Levey, Bettina Evans, Wendy Lawson, and Kathrin Marks 5. Practice-based research in times of crisis: weaving community together during lockdown - Gretchen Stolte and Lisa Oliver 6. Communicating crisis research with comics: representation, process, and pedagogy - Gemma Sou and Sarah Marie Hall Part 3: Digital methods 7. Developing a Collaborative AutoNetnographic approach to researching doctoral students’ online experiences - Richard McGrath, Holly Bowen-Salter, Emma Milanese, and Phoebe Pearce 8. The ethical implications of using digital traces: studying explainability and trust during a pandemic - Natasha Dwyer, Hector Miller-Bakewell, Tessa Darbyshire, Anirban Basu, and Steve Marsh 9. The use of objects to enhance online social research interviews - Maged Zakher and Hoda Wassif 10. Qualitative data re-use and secondary analysis: researching in and about a crisis - Anna Tarrant and Kahryn Hughes 11. Researching older Vietnam- born migrants at a distance: the role of digital kinning - Hien Thi Nguyen, Loretta Baldassar, Raelene Wilding, and Lukasz Krzyzowski Part 4: Recurring and longer-term crises 12. A timed crisis: Australian education, migrant Asian teachers, and critical autoethnography - Aaron Teo 13. Building relationships and praxis despite persistent obstacles - Maria Grazia Imperiale 14. Managing ethical tensions when conducting research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts - Gbenga Akinlolu Shadare 15. Beyond extraction: co-creating a decolonial and feminist research practice in post-conflict Guatemala - Aisling Walsh Conclusion - Helen Kara and Su-ming Khoo
£76.50
Bristol University Press Qualitative and Digital Research in Times of
Book SynopsisIncluding contributions on qualitative and digital research from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas, this volume explores the creative and thoughtful ways in which researchers have adapted methods and rethought relationships in response to challenges arising from crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, disasters or violent conflict.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Su-ming Khoo and Helen Kara Part 1: Reflexivity and ethics 1. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should - Ali FitzGibbon 2. Ethnography in crisis: methodology in the cracks - Zania Koppe 3. Phenomenology of lived experience: multilayered approach and positionality - Bibek Dahal Part 2: Arts-based approaches 4. The arts of making-sense in uncertain times: arts-based research and autoethnography - Deborah Green, Amanda Levey, Bettina Evans, Wendy Lawson, and Kathrin Marks 5. Practice-based research in times of crisis: weaving community together during lockdown - Gretchen Stolte and Lisa Oliver 6. Communicating crisis research with comics: representation, process, and pedagogy - Gemma Sou and Sarah Marie Hall Part 3: Digital methods 7. Developing a Collaborative AutoNetnographic approach to researching doctoral students’ online experiences - Richard McGrath, Holly Bowen-Salter, Emma Milanese, and Phoebe Pearce 8. The ethical implications of using digital traces: studying explainability and trust during a pandemic - Natasha Dwyer, Hector Miller-Bakewell, Tessa Darbyshire, Anirban Basu, and Steve Marsh 9. The use of objects to enhance online social research interviews - Maged Zakher and Hoda Wassif 10. Qualitative data re-use and secondary analysis: researching in and about a crisis - Anna Tarrant and Kahryn Hughes 11. Researching older Vietnam- born migrants at a distance: the role of digital kinning - Hien Thi Nguyen, Loretta Baldassar, Raelene Wilding, and Lukasz Krzyzowski Part 4: Recurring and longer-term crises 12. A timed crisis: Australian education, migrant Asian teachers, and critical autoethnography - Aaron Teo 13. Building relationships and praxis despite persistent obstacles - Maria Grazia Imperiale 14. Managing ethical tensions when conducting research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts - Gbenga Akinlolu Shadare 15. Beyond extraction: co-creating a decolonial and feminist research practice in post-conflict Guatemala - Aisling Walsh Conclusion - Helen Kara and Su-ming Khoo
£27.54
Bristol University Press COVID19 and the Voluntary and Community Sector in
Book SynopsisCurating rigorous academic, policy and practice-based research, this book explores the response and adaptation of the UK voluntary sector to the COVID-19 pandemic and considers what can be learned to maximise its contribution in the event of future crises.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction – James Rees, Rob Macmillan, Chris Dayson, Chris Damm, Claire Bynner Chapter 2: Mobilising the Voluntary Sector: Critical Reflections From Across the Four UK Nations Nick Acheson, Laura Crawford, Jurgen Grotz, Irene Hardill, Denise Hayward, Eddy Hogg, Rhys Dafydd Jones, Matthew Linning, Sally Rees, Alasdair Rutherford, Ewen Speed, Amy McGarvey, Catherine Goodall and Joanna Stuart, Debbie Maltman Chapter 3: Bouncing Back: The Employment of Sector Attributes To Recover From Crises Tony Chapman, Durham University Chapter 4: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Formation and Dissolution of Charitable Organisations Diarmuid McDonnell (University of the West of Scotland), Alasdair Rutherford (University of Stirling) and John Mohan (University of Birmingham). Chapter 5: Paying the Price of “Doing Good” in the Face of Crisis Sarah Smith (Nottingham Trent University), Tracey Coule (Sheffield Hallam University), Daniel King (Nottingham Trent University) Chapter 6: Shifting Sands: Challenges and Opportunities for the Voluntary Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic Jon Burchell, Joanne Cook, Harriet Thiery, Erica Ballantyne, Fiona Walkley, Silviya Nikolova, Daniel Howden Chapter 7: At the COVID-19 Frontlines: Voluntary Sector Support for Refugee and Migrant Families in Glasgow – Maureen McBride, Elaine Feeney, Clara Pirie and Jane Cullingworth Chapter 8: The Value and Contribution of BAME-Led Organisations During and Beyond COVID-19 – Abigail Woodward, Beth Patmore, Gilli Gliff, Chris Dayson Chapter 9: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Advocacy Work of Voluntary Sector Organisations in Wales Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey (University of South Wales), E. Katharina Sarter (University of South Wales), and Vita Terry (IVAR) Chapter 10: Community Ownership of Physical Assets in Changing Times: The Context of Opportunities in the Pandemic – Carina Skropke Chapter 11: The Impact and Effect of COVID-19 on BAME Led Voluntary Sector Organisations: Resilience and New Ways of Working- Karl Murray Chapter 12: Voluntary Sector Organisations, Older People and Healthy Ageing During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Chris Dayson, Emma Bimpson, Angela Ellis-Paine, Joseph Chambers, Jan Gilbertson and Helen Kara Chapter 13: Emotions in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector During the Pandemic – Vita Terry, Houda Davis, and Marilyn Taylor Chapter 14: The Experience of Community-Led Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Sophie Reid Chapter 15: The Response of Voluntary Community Sports Clubs to COVID-19 – Geoff Nichols, Lindsay Findlay-King, Fiona Reid Chapter 16: The Latent Strength of Community Ties: How Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Organisations Utilised Their Local Networks in Response to COVID-19 – Lucy Smith Chapter 17: How Many of Us Had Pandemic in Our Risk Register? A Snapshot of Experiences of Community Buildings During the First Lockdown of 2020 – Ann Hindley and John Wilson Chapter 18: Leading Through a Pandemic – Patricia Armstrong and Jayne Stuart Chapter 19: Afterword – Margaret Harris
£28.49
University of Texas Press Children of Katrina
Book SynopsisWinner, Betty and Alfred McClung Lee Book Award, Association for Humanist Sociology, 2016 Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award of the Section on Children and Youth, American Sociological Association, 2016 Honorable Mention, Leo Goodman Award, Methodology Section, American Sociological Association, 2016When children experience upheaval and trauma, adults often view them as either vulnerable and helpless or as resilient and able to easily “bounce back.” But the reality is far more complex for the children and youth whose lives are suddenly upended by disaster. How are children actually affected by catastrophic events and how do they cope with the damage and disruption?Children of Katrina offers one of the only long-term, multiyear studies of young people following disaster. Sociologists Alice Fothergill and Lori Peek spent seven years after Hurricane Katrina interviewing and observing several hundred children and their family memTrade Review"From the first sentence (“For Cierra, the sound of Katrina is the sound of ‘people screaming’ ”), readers will be riveted by this account of a seven-year research study into the lives of children who experienced Hurricane Katrina. " * Publishers Weekly *"With their clear analysis of the trajectories of New Orleans-based children following the hurricane, Fothergill and Peek’s contribution to this series is nothing short of outstanding." * Children, Youth and Environments *"...meticulously detailed and powerfully written longitudinal study of the children and families of Katrina." * Choice *"If there can ever be an authoritative work on the experiences of children following a catastrophe like Katrina, this is certainly it." * International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters *"Fothergill and Peek offer detailed recommendations for improved disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for children and youth in each of the spheres they studied...The arresting subject matter and the authors’ thorough and honest approach make this book a critical addition to the field. Although written for a wide audience, it would serve as an especially useful read for policy makers in charge of disaster recovery." * Natural Hazards Observer *Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables Foreword by David M. Abramson and Irwin Redlener Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Youngest Survivors Chapter 2. Children, Youth, and Disaster Part I. Declining Trajectory Chapter 3. Daniel: Cumulative Vulnerability and Continuing Crises Chapter 4. Mekana: Disaster as Catalyst Part II. Finding-Equilibrium Trajectory Chapter 5. Isabel and Zachary: Resource Depth and Long-Term Stability Chapter 6. Cierra: Mobilizing Resources Part III. Fluctuating Trajectory Chapter 7. Jerron: Misaligned Spheres Chapter 8. Clinton: Rapid Movement Conclusion Appendix A. Who Counts as a Child? Appendix B. Studying Children and Youth in Disaster: A Note on Methods Appendix C. Recommendations for Improved Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Efforts for Children and Youth Notes Index
£21.59
University of Texas Press Standing in the Need
Book SynopsisThis eloquent, in-depth account of an extended African American family's grueling eight-year recovery from Katrina demonstrates how greater cultural understanding would enable disaster recovery organizations to better serve affected communities.Trade Review"The book’s close ethnographic style gives us a textured view of the daily practices through which those most impacted by disasters make their lives meaningful and assist one another. . . . The book features an innovative use of graphic art that familiarizes readers with the experiences as well as the historical and environmental contexts of Katrina’s displaced." * Current Anthropology *"This book answers the question of what people need in order to recover from disasters like Hurricane Katrina...(it) is distinguished by the comprehensive nature of its ethnographic methods, the eight-year time period of the in-depth research, and the recommendations for how people can support families who undergo devastating trauma from events like a hurricane." * Choice *". . . her text reads like good journalism – sharp, clear, observant, insightful, and meaningful. Browne’s seasoned expertise as a cultural anthropologist and keen writing skills allow her to produce a book that offers much to disaster recovery professionals, policymakers, and academics outside her field about disaster recovery politics, the complexities and variability of African-Americans’ social lives and experiences, as well as the continuities of institutionalized racism in the United States." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"Drawing on the post-storm experience of the St. Bernard family, Browne suggests that recovery agencies could reduce suffering and speed healing by learning about the history, culture, and distinctive customs and needs of disaster-impacted communities. The provision of places to gather, places to cook big meals, and places to care for children could assist in repairing frayed cultural bonds and offer a roadmap for recovery." * Contemporary Sociology *Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Figures Introduction Part I. Shock Wave 1. When They Say Go 2. The Culture Broker 3. Not Just Any Red Beans Part II. Wave of Trouble 4. Ruin and Relief 5. Trial by Trailer 6. Bayou Speech and Bayou Style 7. Whose Road Home? 8. Almost to the Ground Part III. Wave of Reckoning 9. Settling 10. Call to Race 11. By and By Coda Appendix. Methodology Notes Bibliography About the Author and Series Editor Index
£21.59
University of Texas Press From Strangers to Neighbors
Book SynopsisPresenting case studies of two Honduran resettlements that have experienced very different outcomes, this book identifies the type and quality of support that resettlements need in order to become successful communities.Trade Review"From [resettlement theorists and practitioners'] vantage point, I believe this brief book will be a very welcome contribution to their debates and concerns." * The Americas *"The findings and recommendations from this detailed and singular study (in its focus on social outcomes) are important for scholars, NGOs, government officials, and others involved in post-disaster resettlement and community development at a crucial time of climate change and increasing numbers of 'climate refugees.' While the circumstances of the study are particular to a fragile Central American nation, the lessons learned should have ample applicability to other countries throughout Latin America and in other vulnerable parts of the world impacted by environmental and other types of disasters." * The Latin Americanist *"A rigorously researched and scholarly engaged examination of community relocation projects in Honduras during the two decades that followed Hurricane Mitch... This is a book every practitioner involved in disaster recovery and community relocation should have on their shelf. Overall, the book is written in clear and effective prose that should make it accessible to a broad audience including advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals in a variety of fields beyond the social sciences." * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *"[Alaniz's] detailed local explorations are the highlight of the book: the communities are fascinating, and Alaniz’s lucid and evocative writing engagingly conveys the essence of these places." * Journal of Latin American Geography *Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Perilous Path: From Resettlement to Community Chapter 2. The Consequences of Hurricane Mitch Chapter 3. Community Development in the Context of Disaster Resettlement Chapter 4. Measuring Successful Resettlement Chapter 5. Suyapa Chapter 6. Pino Alto Chapter 7. From Strangers to Neighbors: The Development of Community Appendix Notes References Index
£999.99
University of Texas Press From Strangers to Neighbors
Book SynopsisPresenting case studies of two Honduran resettlements that have experienced very different outcomes, this book identifies the type and quality of support that resettlements need in order to become successful communities.Trade Review"From [resettlement theorists and practitioners'] vantage point, I believe this brief book will be a very welcome contribution to their debates and concerns." * The Americas *"The findings and recommendations from this detailed and singular study (in its focus on social outcomes) are important for scholars, NGOs, government officials, and others involved in post-disaster resettlement and community development at a crucial time of climate change and increasing numbers of 'climate refugees.' While the circumstances of the study are particular to a fragile Central American nation, the lessons learned should have ample applicability to other countries throughout Latin America and in other vulnerable parts of the world impacted by environmental and other types of disasters." * The Latin Americanist *"A rigorously researched and scholarly engaged examination of community relocation projects in Honduras during the two decades that followed Hurricane Mitch... This is a book every practitioner involved in disaster recovery and community relocation should have on their shelf. Overall, the book is written in clear and effective prose that should make it accessible to a broad audience including advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals in a variety of fields beyond the social sciences." * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *"[Alaniz's] detailed local explorations are the highlight of the book: the communities are fascinating, and Alaniz’s lucid and evocative writing engagingly conveys the essence of these places." * Journal of Latin American Geography *Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Perilous Path: From Resettlement to Community Chapter 2. The Consequences of Hurricane Mitch Chapter 3. Community Development in the Context of Disaster Resettlement Chapter 4. Measuring Successful Resettlement Chapter 5. Suyapa Chapter 6. Pino Alto Chapter 7. From Strangers to Neighbors: The Development of Community Appendix Notes References Index
£22.79
University of Texas Press Caught in the Path of Katrina
Book SynopsisDrawing on the accounts of more than twenty-five hundred Katrina survivors, two researchers provide a rare longitudinal look at the hurricane's financial, social, psychological, and physical impacts.Table of Contents Foreword by Lee Clarke Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Experiencing Katrina Chapter 3. The Long Road Home Chapter 4. Emerging Obstacles to Rebuilding Chapter 5. Physical Health Effects Chapter 6. Mental Health Effects Chapter 7. Summing Up and Lessons Learned Appendix 1. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Appendix 2. Survey Methodology Notes Index
£52.70
University of Texas Press Caught in the Path of Katrina
Book SynopsisDrawing on the accounts of more than twenty-five hundred Katrina survivors, two researchers provide a rare longitudinal look at the hurricane's financial, social, psychological, and physical impacts.Table of Contents Foreword by Lee Clarke Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Experiencing Katrina Chapter 3. The Long Road Home Chapter 4. Emerging Obstacles to Rebuilding Chapter 5. Physical Health Effects Chapter 6. Mental Health Effects Chapter 7. Summing Up and Lessons Learned Appendix 1. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Appendix 2. Survey Methodology Notes Index
£17.99
University of Texas Press Harvesting Haiti
Book SynopsisThis collection ponders the personal and political implications for Haitians at home and abroad resulting from the devastating 2010 earthquake.Trade ReviewHarvesting Haiti offers invaluable guidance to the international community responding to Haiti’s appeal for assistance in restoring peace within the country. * Latina Republic *Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Sovereignty and Survival The Aftermath: Responding to the Crisis (2011–2022) A Marshall Plan for a Haiti at Peace: To Continue or End the Legacy of the Revolution (October 2010) Submission or Omission: Haiti’s Challenge in Latin America (April 2011) A Haiti for Haitians: Ending the Legacy of (Band) Aid (November 2010–January 2011) Haiti: Five Years After (January 2, 2015) Part II: Gender and Equity Hearing Our Mothers: Safeguarding Haitian Women’s Representation and Practices of Survival (March 2010) Cultural Impasse and Structural Change: How to Address Questions of Gender Equity for Haitian Women across Societal Strata (2013) Love, Debt, and Forgiveness: Women Speaking from the Rubble in Post-earthquake Haiti (2011–2019) Women in Haiti: Strength in Spirit and Culture (February 19, 2010) Part III: Under/Water Under/Water (Poem)—May 31, 2010 Ayiti Alive! Photo-Essay (2011–2014) Part IV: Understanding Haiti, in Context—Trinidad & Tobago Review columns (June–December 2012) Nou Bouké!!! (June 2012) Independence Notes or, “What’s So Great about Being Haitian, Anyway?” (July 2012) What Dreams Are Made Of: Haiti Kanpé (September 2012) The Horrors of Slavery: Haiti, Vodou, and the Myth of the Cursed Nation (October 2012) Walking Sadness: Haitian Returns—Nomad (November 2012) Tout Moun Se Moun: Haitian Women’s Feminism, Then and Now (December 2012) Part V: Frenemies: The Dominican Relationship Are You Haitian? (October 2013) Lavé Tèt: Striving for (Black) Wellness in Academe and Beyond (Travels in the DR, October 2013) New Year’s Resolution 2014: “Love Thy Neighbor” Conclusion: Living with Ruins Acknowledgments Appendix: Recommended Charitable Organizations Working in Haiti Notes Index
£27.90
New York University Press Hurricane Harveys Aftermath
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFitzpatrick and Spialek have illuminated how social ties, location, and race have influenced every aspect of the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Based on more than 300 interviews, extensive fieldwork, and a reflexive stance, their penetrating and sympathetic book is an essential read for students, scholars, and disaster managers who want to know about the daily realities of recovery. -- Daniel Aldrich, author of Building Resilience: Social Capital in Post-Disaster RecoveryFitzpatrick and Spialek unpack the intersecting and overlapping dimensions of spatial and social disparities and how they are magnified when natural disasters strike. They tell more than the individual stories of heartache, destruction, recovery, resiliency, and hope that unfold in the aftermath of disaster. They tell these stories from the perspectives of place and in so doing provide a framework for understanding how space, place and identity shape the collective and individual experiences of disaster. -- Stephen Zavestoski, co-editor of Incomplete Streets: Processes, Practices and PossibilitiesArmed with an excellently synthesized set of surveys and interviews from residents on the Texas Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey, Fitzpatrick and Spialek delve deep into how place and race intersect to contribute to unequal post-disaster trajectories. They skillfully intertwine how individuals and communities marshal social capital through the multi-faceted and frustrating recovery process. Vivid vignettes animate the book, and speak to foundational social scientific questions about how communities come together in the wake of disasters. -- Kevin T. Smiley, author of Market Cities, People Cities: The Shape of Our Urban Future
£20.89
New York University Press Rethinking Community Resilience
Book SynopsisExplores the unintended consequences of civic activism in a disaster-prone cityAfter Hurricane Katrina, thousands of people swiftly mobilized to rebuild their neighborhoods, often assisted by government organizations, nonprofits, and other major institutions. In Rethinking Community Resilience, Min Hee Go shows that these recovery efforts are not always the panacea they seem to be, and can actually escalate the city's susceptibility to future environmental hazards. Drawing upon interviews, public records, and more, Go explores the hidden costs of community resilience. She shows thatdespite good intentionsrecovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina exacerbated existing race and class inequalities, putting disadvantaged communities at risk. Ultimately, Go shows that when governments, nonprofits, and communities invest in rebuilding rather than relocating, they inadvertently lay the groundwork for a cycle of vulnerabilities. As cities come to terms with climate change adaptationrather than pTrade Review"Rethinking Community Resilience is a critical, timely account about the effects and limits of community action in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Transcending the neighborhoods-in-the-lead narratives that dominated New Orleans’s recovery, Min Hee Go’s sobering findings illuminate how resident action alone could not overcome the structural racism that led to unequal disaster effects and inequitable recoveries, and how neighborhood scale successes could lead to exclusionary redevelopment and reduce resilience in other ways. As the memory of Hurricane Katrina recedes, the relationships between neighborhoods and local public action in Rethinking Community Resilience are more relevant than ever for researchers, planners, policymakers alike who are investigating neighborhood change and facing disaster recovery and climate adaptation." -- Renia Ehrenfeucht, co-author of Urban Revitalization: Remaking Cities in a Changing World"Within the context of both climate change and long-term population decline, Rethinking Community Resilience examines how well-intentioned community led recovery efforts in post-Katrina New Orleans were often incomplete and haphazard, deepening pre-crisis inequities and increasing the city’s overall susceptibility to future risk. Min Hee Go interrogates the romanticized notion that civic action can uniformly fill the void created by incompetent or weakened government and enable residents to overcome crises and create more resilient communities." -- Marla K. Nelson, Associate Professor, University of New Orleans
£62.90
