Human System Responses to Disaster
An Inventory of Sociological Findings
Published on 30. September 2011
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Paperback/Softback
509 pages
978-1-4612-9376-7 (ISBN)
Description
This series is dedicated to serving the growing community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the principles and applications of environ mental management. Each volume is a thorough treatment of a specific topic of importance for proper management practices. A fundamental ob jective of these books is to help the reader discern and implement man's stewardship of our environment and the world's renewable resources. For we must strive to understand the relationship between man and nature, act to bring harmony to it, and nurture an environment that is both stable and productive. These objectives have often eluded us because the pursuit of other in dividual and societal goals has diverted us from a course of living in balance with the environment. At times, therefore, the environmental manager may have to exert restrictive control, which is usually best applied to man, not nature. Attempts to alter or harness nature have often failed or backfired, as exemplified by the results of imprudent use of herbicides, fertilizers, water, and other agents. Each book in this series will shed light on the fundamental and applied aspects of environmental management. It is hoped that each will help solve a practical and serious environmental problem. Robert S. DeSanto East Lyme, Connecticut Acknowledgments Compilation of the materials reviewed in this inventory was facilitated greatly by several staff members of the Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware (formerly at The Ohio State University) and the Natural Haz ards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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509 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
797 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4612-9376-7 (9781461293767)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-4960-3
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Content
1. The Logic of the Inventory.- The Legacy of the Past.- What Is a Disaster?.- The Search Process.- A Conceptual Taxonomy.- Limitations and Risks.- An Overview.- Selected Bibliography.- 2. Planning.- IA. Individual System Level.- IIA. Group System Level.- III A. Organizational System Level.- IVA. Community System Level.- VA. Society System Level.- VIA. International System Level.- Selected Bibliography.- 3. Warning.- IB. Individual System Level.- IIB. Group System Level.- IIIB. Organizational System Level.- IVB. Community System Level.- VB. Society System Level.- VIB. International System Level.- Selected Bibliography.- 4. Evacuation and Other Forms of Pre-Impact Mobilization.- IC. Individual System Level.- IIC. Group System Level.- IIIC. Organizational System Level.- IVC. Community System Level.- VC. Society System Level.- VIC. International System Level.- Selected Bibliography.- 5. Post-impact Emergency Actions.- ID. Individual System Level.- IID. Group System Level.- HID. Organizational System Level.- IVD. Community System Level.- VD. Society System Level.- VID. International System Level.- Selected Bibliography.- 6. Restoration.- IE. Individual System Level.- IIE. Group System Level.- IIIE. Organizational System Level.- IVE. Community System Level.- VE. Society System Level.- VIE. International System Level.- Selected Bibliography.- 7. Reconstruction.- IF. Individual System Level.- IIF. Group System Level.- IIIF. Organizational System Level.- IVF. Community System Level.- VF. Society System Level.- Selected Bibliography.- 8. Hazard Perceptions.- IG. Individual System Level.- IIG. Group System Level.- IIIG. Organizational System Level.- IVG. Community System Level.- VG. Society System Level.- VIG. International System Level.- Selected Bibliography.- 9. Attitudes toward and the Adoption of Adjustments.- IH. Individual System Level.- IIH. Group System Level.- IIIH. Organizational System Level.- IVH. Community System Level.- VH. Society System Level.- VIH. International System Level.- Selected Bibliography.- 10. Disaster Research: A Strategic Research Site.- The Progress of a Decade.- Priorities for the Future.- Opportunities for Policy and Application.- Candidates for Model Building.- Areas Requiring Exploration.- Payoffs for Sociological Theory.- Master Bibliography.- Author Index.