Contextualizing Disaster
Contributor(s)
Button, Gregory V. (editor)
Schuller, Mark (editor)
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Number
104123Language
EnglishAbstract
"Contextualizing Disaster" offers a comparative analysis of six recent highly visible disasters and several slow-burning, hidden, crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Rather, building on insights developed by political ecologists, this book makes a compelling argument for understanding disasters as transnational and global phenomena.
Keywords
Nature; Natural Disasters; Social Science; Disasters & Disaster ReliefISBN
9781789204773Publisher
Berghahn BooksPublisher website
https://berghahnbooks.com/Publication date and place
2016Grantor
Imprint
Berghahn BooksClassification
Natural disasters
Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)