Case Studies in Disaster Recovery: A Volume in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation Series - Softcover

Kushma, Jane

 
9780128095744: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery: A Volume in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation Series
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0128095741 ISBN 13: 9780128095744
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2022

Synopsis

Case Studies in Disaster Recovery, the initial release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, explores recovery from a number of perspectives: household, community and nation. Chapters cover the concept of social vulnerability to explain/predict recovery outcomes, consider broader themes of sustainability, assess community vulnerability and capacity, and explore the challenges associated with long-term recovery and disaster case management. Cases explored illustrate the ways in which communities and governments used the window of opportunity after a disaster to make changes that reduce future risk and vulnerability. Included cases illustrate the diversity of change realized in communities following disasters.

  • Presents in-depth cases studies in disaster recovery - a phase of disaster management
  • Unites practice and research from multiple disciplines to highlight the complexity of disasters mitigation, including environmental and earth sciences, engineering, public health, geography, sociology and anthropology
  • Examines policy and ethical dilemmas faced by decision-makers in disaster situations

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About the Author

Jane Kushma is a Professor Emerita of Emergency Management and Director of the Center for Disaster and Community Resilience at Jacksonville State University in Alabama. She has been involved in the design and delivery of emergency management higher education programs and curriculum development for several universities for nearly 30 years. Prior to joining academia, she worked for the American Red Cross and was responsible for nationwide catastrophic disaster planning and preparedness and supported the development of the first federal response plan. Her research interests include disaster recovery and resilience, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

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Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0128095741
ISBN 13 
9780128095744
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
272