Rethinking Disaster Recovery focuses attention on the social
inequalities that existed on the Gulf Coast before Hurricane
Katrina and how they have been magnified or altered since the
storm. With a focus on social axes of power such as gender,
sexuality, race, and class, this book tells new and personalized
stories of recovery that help to deepen our understanding of the
disaster. Specifically, the volume examines ways in which gender
and sexuality issues have been largely ignored in the emerging
post-Katrina literature. The voices of young racial and ethnic
minorities growing up in post-Katrina New Orleans also rise to the
surface as they discuss their outlook on future employment.
Environmental inequities and the slow pace of recovery for many
parts of the city are revealed through narrative accounts from
volunteers helping to rebuild. Scholars, who were themselves
impacted, tell personal stories of trauma, displacement, and
recovery as they connect their biographies to a larger social
context. These insights into the day-to-day lives of survivors over
the past ten years help illuminate the complex disaster recovery
process and provide key lessons for all-too-likely future
disasters. How do experiences of recovery vary along several axes
of difference? Why are some able to recover quickly while others
struggle? What is it like to live in a city recovering from
catastrophe and what are the prospects for the future? Through
on-the-ground observation and keen sociological analysis,
Rethinking Disaster Recovery answers some of these questions and
suggests interesting new avenues for research.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
