Description
Book Synopsis Disaster research has been studied from many angles, seldom targeting its implications for vulnerable territories in Africa. Entities most subject to the effects of climate change are often undeveloped and located in disadvantaged regions. Post-disaster communities need to scrutinize the social, political, economic, and cultural structures that stagnate sustainable growth. Acknowledging that low economic development and high climate costs cannot coexist, this collected volume interrogates the challenge for disaster-prone territories to determine strategies for restructuring and redesigning their environment. This book proposes the creation of knowledge economies, whereby empowered communities may produce innovative knowledge translatable across the African diaspora.
Trade Review “The editor of these chapters did a masterful job at weaving these stories into a tapestry that resonates with many of us who have experienced the disasters she describes so well in her introduction.” • Gary Cecchine, Director, RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
Table of Contents List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Knowledge Production for Disaster Recovery
Pamela Waldron-Moore
Chapter 2. Conceptual Framework: Knowledge Capital in the African Diaspora
Pamela Waldron-Moore
Chapter 3. Louisiana: Collaborative Energies and Post-Disaster Solutions
Jessica Dandridge and Yeishka Montalvo
Chapter 4. Haiti: Building Social Capital through Media Connectivity
Shearon Roberts
Chapter 5. Rwanda: Socio-Cultural Practices for Resilience and Recovery
Samuel Habimana and Emmanuel Biracyaza
Chapter 6. Sankofa: A Model of Sustainable Development
Pamela Waldron-Moore
Chapter 7. Epilogue: Post-Disaster Solutions for Development
Pamela Waldron-Moore
Appendix I
Appendix II
Index
