Disaster vulnerability, hazards and resilience [electronic resource] : perspectives from Florida / Fernando I. Rivera, Naim Kapucu.
Rivera, Fernando I., author.; Kapucu, Naim, author.
2015
HV555.F6
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Title Disaster vulnerability, hazards and resilience [electronic resource] : perspectives from Florida / Fernando I. Rivera, Naim Kapucu.
Author Rivera, Fernando I., author.
ISBN 9783319164533 electronic book
3319164538 electronic book
9783319164526
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16453-3
Published Cham : Springer, 2015.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-16453-3 doi
Call Number HV555.F6
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.3409759
Summary This monograph provides valuable lessons in building disaster resilience for rural communities and beyond. With a focus on Florida, the authors present a comprehensive review of the current debates surrounding the study of resilience, from federal frameworks, state plans and local initiatives. They also review evaluation tools and feature first-hand accounts of county emergency managers as well as non-profit and community groups on key issues, including perspectives on vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children and farm workers. Readers will find insightful answers to such questions as: How can the concept of resilience be used as a framework to investigate the conditions that lead to stronger, more sustainable communities? What factors account for the variation across jurisdictions and geographic units in the ability to respond to and recover from a disaster? How does the recovery process impact the social, political and economic institutions of the stricken communities? How do communities, especially rural ones, collaborate with multiple stakeholders (local, regional, state, national) during the transition from recovery to resilience? Can the collaborative nature of disaster recovery help build resilient communities? The primary audiences of this book are scholars in emergency and crisis management, planning and policy, disaster response and recovery, disaster sociology and environmental management and policy. This book can also be used as a textbook in graduate and advanced undergraduate programs / courses on disaster management, disaster studies, emergency and crisis management, environmental policy and management and public policy and administration.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed May 19, 2015).
Added Author Kapucu, Naim, author.
Series Environmental hazards.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783319164526
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Emergency Management in Florida
Chapter 3. Geography and Resilience
Chapter 4. Hazards
Chapter 5. Vulnerability
Chapter 6. Resilience
Chapter 7. The Path to Resilience
Chapter 8. Communicating Resilience
Chapter 9. Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities
Chapter 10. Farmworkers in Resilience
Chapter 11. Tourism and Resilience
Chapter 12. Conclusion
Chapter 13. Appendices A, B, C.

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