Disaster resiliency
Subtitle: interdisciplinary perspectives
By: Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera
Contributors: Hawkins, Christopher V. (Christopher Vincent); Rivera, Fernando I.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Routledge research in public administration and public policy -- 4
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9780415626897; 9780203102459
Subjects: Resilience (Personality trait); Emergency management; Preparedness; Community organization; Social aspects; Disasters
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Preface; title: Disaster resiliency : interdisciplinary perspectives; title: Introduction to conceptual insights and applications of resilience; title: All hazards, whole community : creating resiliency; title: Sociological insights on the role of social capital in disaster resilience; title: Understanding hurricane vulnerability : Florida mobile home parks; title: Building collaborative capacity for disaster resiliency; title: Resilient rural communities: housing recovery patterns following hurricane Katrina; title: Taking action in uncertain environments : connecting resilience to hazards; title: Public risks and disaster resilience : rethinking public and private sector roles; title: Networks, collaborative planning, and perceived quality of comprehensive plans; title: Examining environmental factors contributing to community resilience along the Gulf of Mexico coast; title: Resilience planning in the face of uncertainty : adapting to climate change effects on coastal hazards; title: Incorporating resilience of rural communities for pro-active risk reduction in Shikoku, Japan; title: Improving community resilience through networks; title: The role of responder networks in promoting community resilience : toward a measurement framework of network capacity; title: Coping with catastrophe : "black swan" in northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011; title: Enhancing community resilience : a matter of multi-level framework, mixed methods, and multi-sectoral tools; title: Management capacity and rural community resilience; title: Inter-organizational coordination : analysis of 2011 van earthquake; title: Community capacity and interorganizational networks for disaster resilience : comparison of rural and urban counties; title: (Conclusion): emerging research in disaster resiliency and sustainability : implications for policy and practice; title: Bibliography; title: Appendices; title: List of contributors.