Disasters and Social Resilience - 9781138933125

Name: Disasters and Social Resilience - 9781138933125
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Disasters and Social ResilienceA bioecological approach\nAuthor(s): Helen Boon, Alison Cottrell, David King\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138933125, 978-1138933125\nSynopsis\nThe interconnectedness of communities, organisations, governing bodies, policy and individuals in the field of disaster studies has never been accurately examined or comprehensively modelled. This kind of study is vital for planning policy and emergency responses and assessing individual and community vulnerability, resilience and sustainability as well as mitigation and adaptation to climate change impacts; it therefore deserves attention.\n\nDisasters and Social Resilience fills this gap by introducing to the field of disaster studies a fresh methodology and a model for examining and measuring impacts and responses to disasters. Urie Bronfenbrenners bioecological systems theory, which is used to look at communities holistically, is outl.