Hazards, risks, and disasters in society / volume editors, Andrew E. Collins [and three others].

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Collins, Andrew E., editor.

Series:

• Hazards and disasters series
• Hazards and Disasters Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Natural disasters--Economic aspects.
• Natural disasters--Planning.
• Emergency management.
• Natural disasters.

Physical Description:

xvii, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2015.

Summary:

Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society provides analyses of environmentally related catastrophes within society in historical, political and economic contexts. Personal and corporate culture mediates how people may become more vulnerable or resilient to hazard exposure. Societies that strengthen themselves, or are strengthened mitigate decline and resultant further exposure to what are largely human induced risks of environmental, social and economic degradation. This book outlines why it is important to explore in more depth the relationships between environmental hazards, risks and disasters in society. It presents challenges presented by mainstream and non-mainstream approaches to the human side of disaster studies. By hazard categories this book includes critical processes and outcomes that significantly disrupt human wellbeing over brief or long time-frames. Although hazards, risks and disasters impact society, individuals, groups, institutions and organizations offset the effects by becoming strong, healthy, resilient, caring and creative. Innovations can arise from social organization in times of crisis. This volume includes much of use to practitioners and policy makers needing to address both prevention and response activities. Notably as people better engage prevalent hazards and risks they exercise a process that has become known as disaster risk reduction (DRR). In a context of climatic risks this is also indicative of climate change adaptation (CCA). Ultimately it represents the quest for development of sustainable environmental and societal futures. Throughout the book cases studies are derived from the world of hazards risks and disasters in society. Key Features, Includes-sections on prevention of and response to hazards, risks and disasters, Provides case-studies of prominent societal engagement with hazards, risk and disasters, Discussions of dealing with disaster drawing from multiple disciplines and sectors Book jacket.

Contents:

• 1 Introduction: Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society / Andrew E. Collins Collins, Andrew E., Bernard Manyena Manyena, Bernard, Janaka Jayawickrama Jayawickrama, Janaka, Samantha Jones Jones, Samantha
• 1.1 Opening 1
• 1.2 Critical Processes and Outcomes of Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society 4
• 1.3 Components of This Book 9
• 1.4 Summary 9
• References 13
• Section I Perspectives on People-Centred Prevention and Response to Natural Hazard
• 2 Against the Drive for Institutionalization: Two Decades of Disaster Volunteers in Japan / Tomohide Atsumi Atsumi, Tomohide
• 2.1 Introduction 19
• 2.2 Action Research: An Example 26
• 2.3 General Discussion and Conclusions 31
• References 32
• 3 Disastrous Disasters: A Polemic on Capitalism, Climate Change, and Humanitarianism / Phil O'Keefe O'Keefe, Phil, Geoff O'Brien O'Brien, Geoff, Janaka Jayawickrama Jayawickrama, Janaka
• 3.1 Thesis 1: With the Rise of Capitalism, We have Gone from the Husbandry of Nature to the Production of Nature: That Change in Relationship to Nature Produces New Risks 34
• 3.2 Thesis 2: The Unmet Challenge of Climate Change 35
• 3.3 Thesis 3: Humanitarian Assistance is a Core Tool of Western Countries' Foreign Policy 37
• 3.4 Thesis 4: The Growth Industry of Humanitarianism and Accountability 38
• 3.5 Thesis 5: Current Humanitarian Aid Is Dominated by a Growth in Local Wars 40
• 3.6 Thesis 6: The NGOs as an Oligopoly 41
• 3.7 Thesis 7: A Mistaken Belief Exists that First Responders, Be They Either Emergency Services or Humanitarian Agencies, Promote Community Well-being 42
• 3.8 Toward a Conclusion 42
• References 43
• 4 Disaster Risk Governance Evolution and Influence / Samantha Jones Jones, Samantha, Bernard Manyena Manyena, Bernard, Sara Walsh Walsh, Sara
• 4.1 Introduction 45
• 4.2 Evolution of Disaster Risk Governance 46
• 4.3 Upward Disaster Risk Governance 47
• 4.4 Outward Disaster Risk Governance: Mainstreaming 50
• 4.5 Downward Disaster Risk Governance Decentralization 53
• 4.6 Conclusions 57
• References 58
• 5 Developing Sustainable Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction in Southern Africa / Per Becker Becker, Per, Dewald van Niekerk Niekerk, Dewald van
• 5.1 Introduction 64
• 5.2 Setting the Context 65
• 5.3 Challenges for Effective Disaster Risk Reduction in Southern Africa 67
• 5.4 Addressing Capacity Development in Southern Africa 69
• 5.5 Conclusion 74
• References 75
• 6 Understanding Rights-Based Approach in Disasters: A Case for Affirming Human Dignity / Supriya Akerkar Akerkar, Supriya, John Devavaram Devavaram, John
• 6.1 Introduction 79
• 6.2 Disasters, Vulnerability, and Rights: Forging Connections between Subaltern Agency and Dignified Recovery 80
• 6.3 Rights-Based Approach in Disasters: The Need to Incorporate the Idea of "Subaltern" in Rights-Based Practice 83
• 6.4 Subaltern Agency and Women Widowed in the Tsunami of December 2003 in India 86
• 6.5 Understanding the Rights-Based Approach in Disasters: Some Learnings 95
• References 96
• 7 Reactive to Proactive to Reflective Disaster Responses: Introducing Critical Reflective Practices in Disaster Risk Reduction / Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett Ray-Bennett, Nibedita S., Anthony Masya Masya, Anthony, Hideyuki Shiroshita Shiroshita, Hideyuki, Peter Jackson Jackson, Peter
• 7.1 Introduction to "Natural" and Naturally Triggered Technical Disasters and Their Impact Worldwide 99
• 7.2 The Perspective of "Reflective Response" in an Interconnected World 103
• 7.3 Methodology and Methods to Promote Reflective Response 106
• 7.4 The Usefulness of Reflective Response in DRR 108
• 7.5 Conclusion: A Charter from Reflective Responses 110
• References 114
• Section II Hazards in Social, Technological and Political-Economic Change
• 8 Vulnerability, Coping and Loss and Damage from Climate Events / Kees van der Geest Geest, Kees van der, Koko Warner Warner, Koko
• 8.1 Introduction 122
• 8.2 Methods 126
• 8.3 Descriptive Case Study Findings 130
• 8.4 Vulnerability 131
• 8.5 Impact of Climate Events 133
• 8.6 Coping Strategies 134
• 8.7 Loss and Damage 135
• 8.8 Conclusions 139
• Appendix: Thresholds for Vulnerability Indicators 139
• References 142
• 9 Flood Sheltes in Bangladesh: Some Issues From the User's Perspective / M. Aminur Rahman Rahman, M. Aminur, Fuad H. Mallick Mallick, Fuad H., M. Shahjahan Mondal Mondal, M. Shahjahan, Mohammad Rezaur Rahman Rahman, Mohammad Rezaur
• 9.1 Introduction 145
• 9.2 Flood Shelters Typology in Bangladesh 147
• 9.3 Approach and Methodology 148
• 9.4 Findings and Analysis on the Selected Issues 149
• 9.5 Conclusions 157
• References 158
• 10 Cyber-Security Hazards in Society / Maitland Hyslop Hyslop, Maitland
• 10.1 Introduction 161
• 10.2 The Lessons of History: Peelers and Armies, Engima 162
• 10.3 What We Know, What We Know We Do Not Know, What We Do Not Know 162
• 10.4 Definition of Terms-Cyber-Security, Hazards, and Society 163
• 10.5 Political Thought since the Greeks 163
• 10.6 Physical versus Virtual Society (versus Spiritual) 164
• 10.7 Backdrop 165
• 10.8 The Life Hazard 166
• 10.9 The Political Hazard 166
• 10.10 The Military Hazard 168
• 10.11 The Organizational Hazard 169
• 10.12 The Hazard to Critical Infrastructure 170
• 10.13 The Economy Hazard 171
• 10.14 The Social Group Hazard 172
• 10.15 The Technology Hazard 173
• 10.16 The Environmental Hazard 173
• 10.17 The Legal Hazard 174
• 10.18 The Criminal Hazard 175
• 10.19 The Moral Hazard 176
• 10.20 Summary 176
• 10.21 Conclusion 176
• References 176
• 11 Natural Disasters and Violent Conflicts / Elisabeth King King, Elisabeth, John C. Mutter Mutter, John C.
• 11.1 Introduction 181
• 11.2 Conclusion 193
• Further readings 194
• 12 Everyday Practices and Symbolic Forms of Resistance: Adapting to Environmental Change in Coastal Louisiana / Julie Koppel Maldonado Maldonado, Julie Koppel
• 12.1 Methodology 201
• 12.2 Layered Disasters 201
• 12.3 The Impacts of Rapid Environmental Change 203
• 12.4 The Social, Political, and Economic Context of Environmental Change 205
• 12.5 The Politics of Coastal Restoration 206
• 12.6 Resistance and Adaptation 207
• 12.7 "Restoration" Instead of "Relocation" 212
• 12.8 Conclusion 213
• References 214
• 13 Political Responses to Emergencies / David Alexander Alexander, David
• 13.1 Introduction 217
• 13.2 The Political Context of Disasters 218
• 13.3 Centrism and Devolution 218
• 13.4 Dictatorship, Democracy, and Disasters 220
• 13.5 Disasters, Politics, and Ethics 221
• 13.6 Corruption and Disasters 222
• 13.7 Forgiveness Money 224
• 13.8 The Politics of "Bounce Forward" in Disaster Risk Reduction 225
• 13.9 The Global Politics of Disaster 226
• 13.10 Conclusions 227
• References 229
• 14 Double Disaster: Disaster through a Gender Lens / Sarah Bradshaw Bradshaw, Sarah, Maureen Fordham Fordham, Maureen
• 14.1 Introduction 233
• 14.2 Why Should Disasters Be Understood as Gendered Events? 234
• 14.3 Evidence for a Gendered Impact of Natural Hazards 236
• 14.4 The Double Impact of Disasters on Women and Girls 237
• 14.5 Gendered Capacities: Including Women and Girls in DRR 244
• 14.6 "Engineering" Policy Initiatives 245
• 14.7 Concluding Comments 246
• References 247
• Section III Cross-Disciplinary and Non-Mainstream Futures of Dealing with Hazards, Risks and Disasters in Society
• 15 Disaster Risk Reduction in the Shadow of the Law / Michael Eburn Eburn, Michael
• 15.1 International Law 257
• 15.2 Domestic Law 259
• 15.3 The Common Law 261
• 15.4 Discussion 266
• 15.5 Conclusion 268
• References 269
• Legislation 270
• 16 Self-Care in Bangladesh: Local Level Resilience and Risk Reduction / Ross Edgeworth Edgeworth, Ross
• 16.1 Introduction 273
• 16.2 Self-Care: Definitions and Theoretical Perspectives 274
• 16.3 Research Context and Methods 276
• 16.4 The Prevalence of Self-Care at the Local Level 277
• 16.5 The Value of Local Knowledge and Local Practice 277
• 16.6 Empowerment and Dignity 280
• 16.7 Self-Care as a Low-Cost, Manifold Strategy 281
• 16.8 Coping with Environmental Hazards through Self-Care 283
• 16.9 Conclusion 284
• References 285
• 17 Culture: The Crucial Factor in Hazard, Risk, and Disaster Recovery: The Anthropological Perspective / Susanna M. Hoffman Hoffman, Susanna M.
• 17.1 Introduction 289
• 17.2 Some Essential Ways in which Culture Matters 291
• 17.3 Other Underlying Cultural Factors and Their Impact 295
• 17.4 The Two Levels of Culture and Some Cultural Universals 303
• References 304
• 18 Risk, Resilience, and Readiness: Developing an All-Hazards Perspective / Douglas Paton Paton, Douglas
• 18.1 Introduction 307
• 18.2 Conceptualizing Readiness 310
• 18.3 Accounting for Differences in Readiness 313
• 18.4 Individual Predictors 315
• 18.5 Family and Community Predictors 317
• 18.6 Conclusion 318
• References 320
• 19 Interpretative Frameworks of Disaster in Society Close-up / Ryo Morimoto Morimoto, Ryo
• 19.1 Introduction: (Re)presenting a Disaster 324
• 19.2 Base Layer: The Background of the Nuclear Disaster 326
• 19.3 Spatiotemporal Layer: Drawing the Distances of the Nuclear Disaster 331
• 19.4 Scientific Layer: Visualizing the Arbitrary Breadths of the Nuclear Disaster 332
• 19.5 Sociopolitical Layer: Circulating Rumors and Encircling the Invisible Threat 335
• 19.6 Territorial Palimpsest: Minamisoma Closed-Up 342
• 19.7 Conclusion: Signs of Maps and Signs in Maps: Semiotic Reterritorialization 347
• References 349
• 20 Therapeutic Communities in the Context of Disaster / Brenda D. Phillips Phillips, Brenda D.
• 20.1 Defining the "Therapeutic Community" 354
• 20.2 Conditions under which the Therapeutic Community Arises in Disasters 358
• 20.3 Consequences of the Therapeutic Community 361
• 20.4 Practical Implications 364
• 20.5 Research Recommendations 366
• References 367
• 21 View of Abrahamic Religions on Natural Disaster Risk Reduction / Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany Ghafory-Ashtiany, Mohsen
• 21.1 Introduction 373
• 21.2 Key Elements of Disaster Risk Reduction 375
• 21.3 Key Concepts in Abrahamic Belief 376
• 21.4 The Qur'anic View of Earthquakes 382
• 21.5 Correlation between God's Guidance and Risk-Reduction Principles 87
• 21.6 Noah's Ark: A Clear Example of How to be Safe in Disaster 389
• 21.7 Conclusion 389
• References 390
• 22 Conclusion: Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society / Andrew E. Collins Collins, Andrew E., Janaka Jayawickrama Jayawickrama, Janaka, Samantha Jones Jones, Samantha, Bernard Manyena Manyena, Bernard
• 22.1 More on the Approach 391
• 22.2 Need for a New Discourse 393
• 22.3 Further Summative Outflow of This Volume 393
• 22.4 Improved Dealing with Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society 395
• References 396.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780123964519
• 0123964512

OCLC:

903652792