Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico : disaster, vulnerability, and resiliency / edited by Maria T. Mora, Havidán Rodríguez, and Alberto Dávila.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mora, María Teresa, editor.

Rodríguez, Havidán, editor.

Dávila, Alberto, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hurricane Maria, 2017.

Hurricanes--Puerto Rico.

Hurricanes.

Hurricane damage.

Psychological aspects.

Social aspects.

Puerto Rico.

Hurricane damage--Social aspects--Puerto Rico.

Hurricane damage--Puerto Rico--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]

Summary:

"Bringing together scholars in various fields (including economics, sociology, demography, psychology, disaster research, political science, education, the arts, and others), this volume represents one of the first interdisciplinary sets of studies analyzing the effects of Hurricane Maria, including the slow response and recovery, on island and stateside Puerto Ricans"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico: Context and Ramifications / Alberto Davila

2. Employment and Wages in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria / Maria E. Enchautegui

3. Hurricane Maria's Impact on Puerto Rico's Labor Market: Job Losses, Wage Changes, and Recovery of Municipalities Close to the Epicenter / Zadia M. Feliciano

4. Hurricane Effects on Industry Employment: Evidence from Puerto Rico / Jose Caraballo-Cueto

5. Understanding Hurricane Maria through Puerto Rico's Electrical System: Disaster Response as Transition Management / Didier Valdes

6. Health and Healthcare Delivery in Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria / Jose M. Fernandez

7. The Health Profile of Puerto Ricans before and after Hurricane Maria / Adriana Solla

8. Expected Impacts and Consequences of Hurricane Maria and Power Outages on Mental Health and Other Morbidity in Puerto Rico: Current Status and Lessons Learned from the Past / Shao Lin

9. Facing Disaster in a Complex System: Mental Health Initiatives within the Puerto Rico Department of Education Post-Hurricane Maria / Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo

10. Puerto Rican Visual Art as Social Catharsis: What Post-Hurricane Maria Art Is Saying through the Frame of Disaster / Bettina Perez Martinez

11. Voter Registration and Turnout among Island-Born and Mainland-Born Puerto Ricans in the 2018 U.S. Congressional Elections / Jens Manuel Krogstad

12. New York Stands with Puerto Rico: A Case Study of the State University of New York (SUNY) Response to Hurricane Maria / Michael A. Alfultis

13. A Perfect Storm and Then Maria / Havidan Rodriguez.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-204) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

ISBN:

9781793603074

1793603073

OCLC:

1258657373