Disaster resiliency : interdisciplinary perspectives / edited by Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, and Fernando I. Rivera.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hawkins, Christopher V. (Christopher Vincent)

Kapucu, Naim.

Rivera, Fernando I.

Series:

Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy

Routledge research in public administration and public policy ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disasters--Social aspects.

Disasters.

Community organization.

Preparedness.

Resilience (Personality trait).

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (437 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters will inevitably continue to occur, but by understanding the concept of resiliency as well as the factors that lead to it, communities can minimize their vulnerabilities and increase their resilience.? In this volume, editors Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, and Fernando I. Rivera gather an impressiv

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Disaster resiliency : interdisciplinary perspectives

Introduction to conceptual insights and applications of resilience

All hazards, whole community : creating resiliency

Sociological insights on the role of social capital in disaster resilience

Understanding hurricane vulnerability : Florida mobile home parks

Building collaborative capacity for disaster resiliency

Resilient rural communities: housing recovery patterns following hurricane Katrina

Taking action in uncertain environments : connecting resilience to hazards

Public risks and disaster resilience : rethinking public and private sector roles

Networks, collaborative planning, and perceived quality of comprehensive plans

Examining environmental factors contributing to community resilience along the Gulf of Mexico coast

Resilience planning in the face of uncertainty : adapting to climate change effects on coastal hazards

Incorporating resilience of rural communities for pro-active risk reduction in Shikoku, Japan

Improving community resilience through networks

The role of responder networks in promoting community resilience : toward a measurement framework of network capacity

Coping with catastrophe : "black swan" in northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011

Enhancing community resilience : a matter of multi-level framework, mixed methods, and multi-sectoral tools

Management capacity and rural community resilience

Inter-organizational coordination : analysis of 2011 van earthquake

Community capacity and interorganizational networks for disaster resilience : comparison of rural and urban counties

(Conclusion): emerging research in disaster resiliency and sustainability : implications for policy and practice

Bibliography

Appendices

List of contributors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-136-23995-2

0-203-10245-2

1-283-87188-2

1-136-23996-0

9780203102459

OCLC:

823388809