The Social Roots of Risk - 9780804772631

The Social Roots of RiskProducing Disasters, Promoting Resilience\nAuthor(s): Kathleen Tierney\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford Business Books,US\nISBN-13: 9780804772631, 978-0804772631\nSynopsis\nThe first decade of the 21st century saw a remarkable number of large-scale disasters. Earthquakes in Haiti and Sumatra underscored the serious economic consequences that catastrophic events can have on developing countries, while 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina showed that first world nations remain vulnerable. \n\n The Social Roots of Risk argues against the widespread notion that cataclysmic occurrences are singular events, driven by forces beyond our control. Instead, Kathleen Tierney contends that disasters of all typesbe they natural, technological, or economicare rooted in common social and institutional sources. Put another way, risks and disasters are produced by the social order itselfby governing bodies, organizations, and group.