Women confronting natural disaster
Subtitle: from vulnerability to resilience
By: Elaine Enarson
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781588268310
Subjects: Social conditions; Psychology; Social aspects; Women; Disasters; Disaster relief
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Women and disasters; title: Representations of women in disasters; title: How gender changes disaster studies; title: Measuring vulnerability and capacity; title: Health and well-being; title: Violence against women; title: Intimacy and family life; title: Houses and homes; title: Work and workplaces; title: Grassroots groups and recovery; title: Building disaster resilience; title: Fighting for the future.