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Disaster vulnerability is rapidly increasing on a global scale,
particularly for those populations which are the historical clients
of the social work profession. These populations include the very
young and very old, the poor, ethnic and racial minorities, and
those with physical or mental disabilities. Social workers are
increasingly providing services in disasters during response and
recovery periods, and are using community interventions to reduce
disaster vulnerability. There is a need for a cogent theory of
vulnerability and research that addresses improved community
disaster practice and community resilience. Community Disaster
Vulnerability and Resilience provides a unifying theoretical
framework backed by research which can be translated into knowledge
for effective practice in disasters.
Disaster vulnerability is rapidly increasing on a global scale,
particularly for those populations which are the historical clients
of the social work profession. These populations include the very
young and very old, the poor, ethnic and racial minorities, and
those with physical or mental disabilities. Social workers are
increasingly providing services in disasters during response and
recovery periods, and are using community interventions to reduce
disaster vulnerability. There is a need for a cogent theory of
vulnerability and research that addresses improved community
disaster practice and community resilience. Community Disaster
Vulnerability and Resilience provides a unifying theoretical
framework backed by research which can be translated into knowledge
for effective practice in disasters. "
Creating Katrina, Rebuilding Resilience: Lessons from New Orleans
on Vulnerability and Resiliency presents a unique, integrative
understanding of Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans area, and the
progression to disaster vulnerability as well as resilience
pathways. The book integrates the understanding of vulnerability
and resiliency by examining the relationships among these two
concepts and theories. The disaster knowledge of diverse
disciplines and professions is brought together in this book, with
authors from social work, public health, community organizing,
sociology, political science, public administration, psychology,
anthropology, geography and the study of religion. The editors
offer both expert and an insider perspectives on Katrina because
they have lived in New Orleans and experienced Katrina and the
recovery. An improved understanding of the recovery and
reconstruction phases of disaster is also presented, and these
disaster stages have been the least examined in the disaster and
emergency management literature.
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