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Natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean : coping with calamity / June Carolyn Erlick.
Van Pelt Library GB5011.155 .E75 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erlick, June Carolyn, author.
- Series:
- Latin American tópicos
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural disasters--Social aspects--Latin America.
- Natural disasters.
- Natural disasters--Social aspects--Caribbean Area.
- Emergency management--Latin America.
- Emergency management.
- Environmental conditions.
- Environmental justice.
- Civil society.
- Natural disasters--Social aspects.
- Latin America.
- Emergency management--Caribbean Area.
- Caribbean Area.
- Civil society--Latin America.
- Civil society--Caribbean Area.
- Environmental justice--Latin America.
- Environmental justice--Caribbean Area.
- Ecology.
- Latin America--Environmental conditions.
- Caribbean Area--Environmental conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: Coping with Calamity explores the relationship between natural disasters and civil society, immigration and diaspora communities and the long-term impact on emotional health. Natural disasters shape history and society and, in turn, their long-range impact is determined by history and society. This is especially true in Latin America and the Caribbean, where climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of these extreme events. Ranging from pre-Columbian flooding in the Andes to the devastation of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, this book focuses on long-range recovery and recuperation, rather than short-term disaster relief. Written in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, the author shows how lessons learned about civil society, governance, climate change, inequality and trauma from natural disasters have their echoes in the challenges of today's uncertain world. This book is well-suited to the classroom and will be an asset to students of Latin American history, environmental history, and historical memory"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Writing Natural Disasters: An Overview
- 2. Civil Tsunamis and Humanitarian Aid: A Test for Governance
- 3. Trauma and Collective Memory: A Flood of Emotions
- 4. Immigration and Diaspora: A Torrent of Dreams
- 5. Preparation and Recovery in Chile and Cuba: Fissures
- 6. Lessons and More Fissures: Mexico and Haiti.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Erlick, June Carolyn, Natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean
- ISBN:
- 9780367265847
- 0367265842
- 9780367265915
- 0367265915
- OCLC:
- 1191235708
- Publisher Number:
- 99988082855
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