Handbook of Disaster Research

Havidán Rodríguez

ISBN 10: 3319875094 / ISBN 13: 9783319875095

Edité par Springer, Springer, 2018

A propos de cet article

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This second edition of the Handbook reflects some of the foundational topics for disaster studies; current substantive, methodological or theoretical topics of interest; as well as new and emerging topics in the field. While highlighting some of the iconic themes of the 1st Edition, including what is a disaster; morbidity and mortality associated with disasters; gender and disasters; and race, class, ethnicity, and disasters, the 2nd Edition also brings to the forefront new and emerging research themes in the field of disaster studies, including climate change; children and disasters; technological and natech disasters; as well as the news media and disasters, among others. The 2nd Edition of the Handbook will continue to inform the field of disaster studies for years to come; it will expand our knowledge in this important field of inquiry, but will also generate new questions and research ideas; will continue to positively impact the growth, development, and expansion of thisfield and our growing community; and will continue to raise awareness regarding the onset and impact of these events in societies throughout the world, and, in turn, will have significant and positive impacts on disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Handbook of Disaster Research
• Éditeur: Springer, Springer
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3319875094
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783319875095
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Édition: 2ème Édition
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 254 L x 178 H x 36 P (en millimètres) 254 millimètres de largeur par 178 millimètres de hauteur par 36 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 1221 grammes

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Synopsis

Focuses on dynamic pressures such as population growth, composition, and distribution, as well as income inequality, stratification, and poverty
Provides theoretical, methodological, and public policy contributions of the field of disaster studies at the national and international level
Discuses new trajectories and opportunities for social science research in research

À propos de l?auteur

Havidán Rodríguez is the President of the University at Albany of the State University of New York (SUNY). However, most of his work for this Handbook took place in his previous role as Founding Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, and a tenured professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He also served as director of the Disaster Research Center (DRC) at the University of Delaware. He was the principal investigator for the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: Training the Next Generation of Disaster Researchers, funded by NSF. Dr. Rodríguez is the co-editor (with Quarantelli and Dynes) of the Handbook of Disaster Research (2006).

Joseph E. Trainor is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware (UD). He is the current director of the UD Disaster Science and Management Degree Programs and is a Core Faculty memberat the Disaster Research Center (DRC).

William Donner is Associate Professor of Sociology and Disaster Studies M.A. Director at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. Research interests include hazard warnings, epidemiology, demography, and statistical applications in disaster research.