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Handbook of Disaster Research.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research SeriesPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (635 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319632544
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Handbook of Disaster ResearchLOC classification:
  • HM
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Contents:
Intro -- Foreword by Senator Thomas Richard Carper -- Foreword by Russell (Russ) R. Dynes -- Foreword by Dennis E. Wenger -- Foreword by Norma Doneghy Anderson -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Editors' Introduction -- Organization of the Handbook -- Perspectives on Disasters -- 1 Defining Disaster: An Evolving Concept -- 1.1Definitions of Disaster -- 1.2Classic Period and Its Evolution -- 1.3The Hazards-Disaster Tradition -- 1.4Disasters as a Social Phenomenon -- 1.5Human Ecology, Vulnerability and Resilience -- 1.6Consensus Regarding Disaster Definition -- References -- 2 The Crisis Approach -- 2.1 Introduction: Crisis and Disaster -- 2.2 The Nature of Crisis -- 2.2.1 Theoretical Perspectives -- 2.3 The Ubiquity of Crisis -- 2.4 Crisis Management: Crucial Challenges for Leadership -- 2.4.1 Early Detection -- 2.4.2 Sense Making -- 2.4.3 Making Critical Decisions -- 2.4.4 Crisis Coordination -- 2.4.5 Meaning Making -- 2.4.6 Accounting for Performance -- 2.4.7 Learning Lessons -- 2.5 Conclusion: The Crisis Approach Reconsidered -- References -- 3 Contributions of Technological and Natech Disaster Research to the Social Science Disaster Paradigm -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Dominant Disaster Paradigm -- 3.3 Emergence of Technological Disaster Social Science -- 3.3.1 Buffalo Creek -- 3.3.2 Three Mile Island -- 3.3.3 Love Canal -- 3.3.4 Technological Disasters in the 1980s -- 3.4 Synthesizing Work in Technological Disaster Social Science Research -- 3.5 A Comparison of Natural and Technological Disasters -- 3.6 Natech Disasters: Toward a Convergence of Perspectives -- 3.6.1 The Katrina Disaster -- 3.6.2 The Emergence of Techna Disasters -- 3.7 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Studying Future Disasters and Crises: A Heuristic Approach -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Classic Phenomena.
4.3 Societal Interpretations and Responses -- 4.3.1 Societal Responses -- 4.4 Systematic Studies of Disruptive Events -- 4.4.1 Different Conceptions of Disasters and Crises -- 4.4.2 New Kinds of Disasters and Crises -- 4.4.3 Characteristics of Transboundary Crises and Disasters -- 4.5 Transboundary Scenarios -- 4.6 Increased Vulnerability and Changing Social Settings -- 4.7 The Social Amplification of Disasters and Crises -- 4.8 Traditional Disasters and Crises Remain Dominant -- 4.9 Implications -- 4.10 Looking at the Future -- References -- Contemporary Issues in Disasters -- 5 Resilience and Disasters -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Development of Resilience -- 5.2.1 History -- 5.2.2 Individual Resilience -- 5.2.3 Organizational Resilience -- 5.2.4 Community Resilience -- 5.3 Current Approaches to Resilience -- 5.3.1 U.S. Disaster Resilience Policy -- 5.3.2 Elements of Resilience -- 5.3.3 Resilience Metrics -- 5.3.4 Challenges of Resilience -- 5.3.5 Relativistic Aspect of Disaster -- 5.3.6 Challenges to Resilience Fads? -- 5.3.7 Neoliberal Co-optation -- 5.3.8 Measurement -- 5.3.9 Future Research -- 5.4 Conclusions - The Value of Resilience -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 The Cultural Turn in Disaster Research: Understanding Resilience and Vulnerability Through the Lens of Culture -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Cultural Turn in Disaster Research -- 6.3 Culture and the Social Construction of Disasters -- 6.4 Culture as a Source of Resilience -- 6.5 Culture as a Source of Vulnerability -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Terrorism as Hazard and Disaster -- 7.1 The History and Politics of Terrorism -- 7.2 The Nature and Purpose of Terrorism -- 7.3 The Impact of Terrorist Violence (Hazard Analysis) -- 7.4 Long-Term Effects of Terrorism (Risk Assessment) -- 7.5 Responses to Terrorist Disasters -- 7.5.1 The Oklahoma City Bombing.
7.5.2 The 9-11 Attacks -- 7.5.3 The 2015 San Bernardino Attack -- 7.6 The Challenges of Terrorist Disasters -- 7.7 Conclusions and a Research Agenda -- 7.8 Future Research Agenda -- References -- 8 Climate Change and Disasters -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Disasters, Hazards, Vulnerability, and Risk -- 8.3 Climate Change -- 8.4 Climate Change's Implications for Disasters -- 8.5 Dealing with Climate Change -- 8.6 CCA, CCM, and Disaster Risk -- 8.7 Vulnerability in CCA -- 8.8 Climate Change as a Scapegoat -- 8.9 Rationale for Embedding CCA Within DRR -- 8.10 Conclusions and Ways Forward -- References -- 9 On Bridging Research and Practice in Disaster Science and Management: Unified System or Impossible Mission? -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Rethinking the "Divided Systems" Mindset -- 9.3 Building the Shared System -- 9.3.1 The Reflective Practitioner -- 9.3.2 The Engaged Academic -- 9.4 Barriers to an Integrated Disaster Science and Management System -- 9.4.1 Limited Engagement and Interaction -- 9.4.2 Misunderstandings About the Nature of "Research" or "Practice" -- 9.4.3 Expectations for Knowledge -- 9.4.4 Different Communication Styles and Outlets -- 9.4.5 Priorities and Incentives -- 9.5 Ongoing Efforts -- 9.5.1 Natural Hazards Center -- 9.5.2 FEMA Higher Education Program -- 9.5.3 National Academy of Science Disaster Roundtables -- 9.5.4 International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) -- 9.5.5 Individual and Center Efforts -- 9.6 Conclusions and Future Directions -- 9.6.1 Research Opportunities -- 9.6.2 Practical Opportunities -- 9.6.3 Final Thoughts -- References -- Inequality, Social Stratification, and Disasters -- 10 Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Disaster Vulnerability -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Theorizing Inequalities -- 10.2.1 Race and Racism -- 10.2.2 Class and Political Economic Crises.
10.3 A Brief History of US Disaster Research on Race and Class -- 10.4 Race, Class, and Vulnerability in Disasters -- 10.4.1 Inequalities, Vulnerability and Disaster -- 10.4.2 The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami -- 10.4.3 The 2006 El Paso/Ciudad Juarez Floods -- 10.4.4 Hurricane Katrina -- 10.5 Race, Class, and Environmental Justice -- 10.5.1 Radiation Hazards and Justice on the Navajo Nation -- 10.6 Looking Forward -- References -- 11 Gender and Disaster: Foundations and New Directions for Research and Practice -- 11.1 Expanding Theoretical Foundations -- 11.2 Key Empirical Findings -- 11.2.1 Mortality, Health, and Well-Being -- 11.2.2 Gender Violence -- 11.2.3 Family and Work -- 11.2.4 Grassroots Organizing -- 11.3 New Lines of Inquiry -- 11.3.1 Sexual Minorities -- 11.3.2 Masculinities -- 11.3.3 Climate Change -- 11.4 Future Research Needs -- 11.5 Using Knowledge to Change Practice -- 11.6 Conclusion -- References -- 12 People with Disabilities and Disasters -- 12.1 Disability Defined -- 12.2 Research on Disaster and People with Disabilities -- 12.2.1 Disaster-Focused Research -- 12.2.2 Epidemiology and Public Health Research -- 12.2.3 Mental Health Research -- 12.2.4 Disability Studies Research -- 12.2.5 Research on Youth with Disabilities -- 12.2.6 Disaster as a Cause of Disability -- 12.3 Limitations of Research on Disabilities in Disaster -- 12.4 Social Vulnerability and Disability -- 12.5 Future Directions -- 12.6 Conclusion -- References -- 13 Children and Disasters -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Chapter Overview -- 13.3 Definitions -- 13.4 Approach and Limitations -- 13.5 Foundational Studies and Publication Patterns on Children and Disasters -- 13.6 Children and Disaster Research: Past, Present, and Future Directions -- 13.6.1 Wave 1: Assessing Children's Psychological and Behavioral Reactions to Disaster.
13.6.2 Wave 2: Understanding Children's Exposure and Physical Health Outcomes -- 13.6.3 Wave 3: Characterizing Social Vulnerability and Considering Sociodemographic Characteristics -- 13.6.4 Wave 4: Placing Children in Broader Socio-ecological Context -- 13.6.5 Wave 5: Understanding Children's Resilience, Strengths, and Capacities -- 13.6.6 Wave 6: Centering Children's Voices, Perspectives, Actions, and Rights -- 13.7 Advancements -- 13.7.1 Theoretical Contributions -- 13.7.2 Methodological Contributions -- 13.7.3 Policy Implications -- 13.8 Future Directions and Enduring Questions -- 13.9 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 14 Social Capital in Disaster Research -- 14.1 Social Capital Theory and Definition -- 14.1.1 Social Capital as a Private Good and the Importance of Networks -- 14.1.2 Social Capital as a Collective Resource: Importance of Civic Nature -- 14.1.3 Critiques of Social Capital -- 14.2 Social Capital in Disaster Research -- 14.2.1 Social Capital as a Private Resource in Disaster -- 14.2.1.1 Mitigation and Adaptation -- 14.2.1.2 Preparedness and Evacuation -- 14.2.1.3 Response and Impacts -- 14.2.1.4 Recovery -- 14.2.2 Social Capital as a Collective Resource in Disaster -- 14.2.2.1 Mitigation and Adaptation -- 14.2.2.2 Preparedness and Evacuation -- 14.2.2.3 Response and Impacts -- 14.2.2.4 Recovery -- 14.2.3 Social Capital and Disaster Resilience -- 14.2.4 Effects of Disaster on Social Capital -- 14.3 Moving Disaster Scholarship Forward -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- Methods and Methodological Issues in Disaster Research -- 15 Methodological Issues in Disaster Research -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The Origins of Disaster Research: A Brief History -- 15.3 On the Distinctiveness of Disaster Studies as a Field -- 15.4 Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Issues in Disaster Research -- 15.4.1 What Is a Disaster?.
15.4.2 Planning and Ethical Issues.
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Intro -- Foreword by Senator Thomas Richard Carper -- Foreword by Russell (Russ) R. Dynes -- Foreword by Dennis E. Wenger -- Foreword by Norma Doneghy Anderson -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Editors' Introduction -- Organization of the Handbook -- Perspectives on Disasters -- 1 Defining Disaster: An Evolving Concept -- 1.1Definitions of Disaster -- 1.2Classic Period and Its Evolution -- 1.3The Hazards-Disaster Tradition -- 1.4Disasters as a Social Phenomenon -- 1.5Human Ecology, Vulnerability and Resilience -- 1.6Consensus Regarding Disaster Definition -- References -- 2 The Crisis Approach -- 2.1 Introduction: Crisis and Disaster -- 2.2 The Nature of Crisis -- 2.2.1 Theoretical Perspectives -- 2.3 The Ubiquity of Crisis -- 2.4 Crisis Management: Crucial Challenges for Leadership -- 2.4.1 Early Detection -- 2.4.2 Sense Making -- 2.4.3 Making Critical Decisions -- 2.4.4 Crisis Coordination -- 2.4.5 Meaning Making -- 2.4.6 Accounting for Performance -- 2.4.7 Learning Lessons -- 2.5 Conclusion: The Crisis Approach Reconsidered -- References -- 3 Contributions of Technological and Natech Disaster Research to the Social Science Disaster Paradigm -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Dominant Disaster Paradigm -- 3.3 Emergence of Technological Disaster Social Science -- 3.3.1 Buffalo Creek -- 3.3.2 Three Mile Island -- 3.3.3 Love Canal -- 3.3.4 Technological Disasters in the 1980s -- 3.4 Synthesizing Work in Technological Disaster Social Science Research -- 3.5 A Comparison of Natural and Technological Disasters -- 3.6 Natech Disasters: Toward a Convergence of Perspectives -- 3.6.1 The Katrina Disaster -- 3.6.2 The Emergence of Techna Disasters -- 3.7 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Studying Future Disasters and Crises: A Heuristic Approach -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Classic Phenomena.

4.3 Societal Interpretations and Responses -- 4.3.1 Societal Responses -- 4.4 Systematic Studies of Disruptive Events -- 4.4.1 Different Conceptions of Disasters and Crises -- 4.4.2 New Kinds of Disasters and Crises -- 4.4.3 Characteristics of Transboundary Crises and Disasters -- 4.5 Transboundary Scenarios -- 4.6 Increased Vulnerability and Changing Social Settings -- 4.7 The Social Amplification of Disasters and Crises -- 4.8 Traditional Disasters and Crises Remain Dominant -- 4.9 Implications -- 4.10 Looking at the Future -- References -- Contemporary Issues in Disasters -- 5 Resilience and Disasters -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Development of Resilience -- 5.2.1 History -- 5.2.2 Individual Resilience -- 5.2.3 Organizational Resilience -- 5.2.4 Community Resilience -- 5.3 Current Approaches to Resilience -- 5.3.1 U.S. Disaster Resilience Policy -- 5.3.2 Elements of Resilience -- 5.3.3 Resilience Metrics -- 5.3.4 Challenges of Resilience -- 5.3.5 Relativistic Aspect of Disaster -- 5.3.6 Challenges to Resilience Fads? -- 5.3.7 Neoliberal Co-optation -- 5.3.8 Measurement -- 5.3.9 Future Research -- 5.4 Conclusions - The Value of Resilience -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 The Cultural Turn in Disaster Research: Understanding Resilience and Vulnerability Through the Lens of Culture -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Cultural Turn in Disaster Research -- 6.3 Culture and the Social Construction of Disasters -- 6.4 Culture as a Source of Resilience -- 6.5 Culture as a Source of Vulnerability -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Terrorism as Hazard and Disaster -- 7.1 The History and Politics of Terrorism -- 7.2 The Nature and Purpose of Terrorism -- 7.3 The Impact of Terrorist Violence (Hazard Analysis) -- 7.4 Long-Term Effects of Terrorism (Risk Assessment) -- 7.5 Responses to Terrorist Disasters -- 7.5.1 The Oklahoma City Bombing.

7.5.2 The 9-11 Attacks -- 7.5.3 The 2015 San Bernardino Attack -- 7.6 The Challenges of Terrorist Disasters -- 7.7 Conclusions and a Research Agenda -- 7.8 Future Research Agenda -- References -- 8 Climate Change and Disasters -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Disasters, Hazards, Vulnerability, and Risk -- 8.3 Climate Change -- 8.4 Climate Change's Implications for Disasters -- 8.5 Dealing with Climate Change -- 8.6 CCA, CCM, and Disaster Risk -- 8.7 Vulnerability in CCA -- 8.8 Climate Change as a Scapegoat -- 8.9 Rationale for Embedding CCA Within DRR -- 8.10 Conclusions and Ways Forward -- References -- 9 On Bridging Research and Practice in Disaster Science and Management: Unified System or Impossible Mission? -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Rethinking the "Divided Systems" Mindset -- 9.3 Building the Shared System -- 9.3.1 The Reflective Practitioner -- 9.3.2 The Engaged Academic -- 9.4 Barriers to an Integrated Disaster Science and Management System -- 9.4.1 Limited Engagement and Interaction -- 9.4.2 Misunderstandings About the Nature of "Research" or "Practice" -- 9.4.3 Expectations for Knowledge -- 9.4.4 Different Communication Styles and Outlets -- 9.4.5 Priorities and Incentives -- 9.5 Ongoing Efforts -- 9.5.1 Natural Hazards Center -- 9.5.2 FEMA Higher Education Program -- 9.5.3 National Academy of Science Disaster Roundtables -- 9.5.4 International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) -- 9.5.5 Individual and Center Efforts -- 9.6 Conclusions and Future Directions -- 9.6.1 Research Opportunities -- 9.6.2 Practical Opportunities -- 9.6.3 Final Thoughts -- References -- Inequality, Social Stratification, and Disasters -- 10 Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Disaster Vulnerability -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Theorizing Inequalities -- 10.2.1 Race and Racism -- 10.2.2 Class and Political Economic Crises.

10.3 A Brief History of US Disaster Research on Race and Class -- 10.4 Race, Class, and Vulnerability in Disasters -- 10.4.1 Inequalities, Vulnerability and Disaster -- 10.4.2 The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami -- 10.4.3 The 2006 El Paso/Ciudad Juarez Floods -- 10.4.4 Hurricane Katrina -- 10.5 Race, Class, and Environmental Justice -- 10.5.1 Radiation Hazards and Justice on the Navajo Nation -- 10.6 Looking Forward -- References -- 11 Gender and Disaster: Foundations and New Directions for Research and Practice -- 11.1 Expanding Theoretical Foundations -- 11.2 Key Empirical Findings -- 11.2.1 Mortality, Health, and Well-Being -- 11.2.2 Gender Violence -- 11.2.3 Family and Work -- 11.2.4 Grassroots Organizing -- 11.3 New Lines of Inquiry -- 11.3.1 Sexual Minorities -- 11.3.2 Masculinities -- 11.3.3 Climate Change -- 11.4 Future Research Needs -- 11.5 Using Knowledge to Change Practice -- 11.6 Conclusion -- References -- 12 People with Disabilities and Disasters -- 12.1 Disability Defined -- 12.2 Research on Disaster and People with Disabilities -- 12.2.1 Disaster-Focused Research -- 12.2.2 Epidemiology and Public Health Research -- 12.2.3 Mental Health Research -- 12.2.4 Disability Studies Research -- 12.2.5 Research on Youth with Disabilities -- 12.2.6 Disaster as a Cause of Disability -- 12.3 Limitations of Research on Disabilities in Disaster -- 12.4 Social Vulnerability and Disability -- 12.5 Future Directions -- 12.6 Conclusion -- References -- 13 Children and Disasters -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Chapter Overview -- 13.3 Definitions -- 13.4 Approach and Limitations -- 13.5 Foundational Studies and Publication Patterns on Children and Disasters -- 13.6 Children and Disaster Research: Past, Present, and Future Directions -- 13.6.1 Wave 1: Assessing Children's Psychological and Behavioral Reactions to Disaster.

13.6.2 Wave 2: Understanding Children's Exposure and Physical Health Outcomes -- 13.6.3 Wave 3: Characterizing Social Vulnerability and Considering Sociodemographic Characteristics -- 13.6.4 Wave 4: Placing Children in Broader Socio-ecological Context -- 13.6.5 Wave 5: Understanding Children's Resilience, Strengths, and Capacities -- 13.6.6 Wave 6: Centering Children's Voices, Perspectives, Actions, and Rights -- 13.7 Advancements -- 13.7.1 Theoretical Contributions -- 13.7.2 Methodological Contributions -- 13.7.3 Policy Implications -- 13.8 Future Directions and Enduring Questions -- 13.9 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 14 Social Capital in Disaster Research -- 14.1 Social Capital Theory and Definition -- 14.1.1 Social Capital as a Private Good and the Importance of Networks -- 14.1.2 Social Capital as a Collective Resource: Importance of Civic Nature -- 14.1.3 Critiques of Social Capital -- 14.2 Social Capital in Disaster Research -- 14.2.1 Social Capital as a Private Resource in Disaster -- 14.2.1.1 Mitigation and Adaptation -- 14.2.1.2 Preparedness and Evacuation -- 14.2.1.3 Response and Impacts -- 14.2.1.4 Recovery -- 14.2.2 Social Capital as a Collective Resource in Disaster -- 14.2.2.1 Mitigation and Adaptation -- 14.2.2.2 Preparedness and Evacuation -- 14.2.2.3 Response and Impacts -- 14.2.2.4 Recovery -- 14.2.3 Social Capital and Disaster Resilience -- 14.2.4 Effects of Disaster on Social Capital -- 14.3 Moving Disaster Scholarship Forward -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- Methods and Methodological Issues in Disaster Research -- 15 Methodological Issues in Disaster Research -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The Origins of Disaster Research: A Brief History -- 15.3 On the Distinctiveness of Disaster Studies as a Field -- 15.4 Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Issues in Disaster Research -- 15.4.1 What Is a Disaster?.

15.4.2 Planning and Ethical Issues.

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