Examines both the tangible and intangible threads of community and how they bind people together to strengthen their ability to survive disasters. The content facilitates an understanding of the influence social networks can have on survival and the need to support these networks. Ersing and Kost focus on natural disasters, describing the successes and failures of community and government responses.
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Robin L. Ersing (MSW, PhD, State University of New York, Buffalo) is associate professor of social work at the University of South Florida, Tampa. She has a passionate interest in disaster recovery and prevention research and has published on the subject many times. Kathleen A. Kost (MA, MSSW, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison) is associate professor of social work at State University of New York, Buffalo. She has been a consultant and program evaluator for more than twenty years.
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