The human impact of natural disasters
Subtitle: issues for the inquiry-based classroom
By: edited by Valerie Ooka Pang, William R. Fernekes, and Jack L. Nelson
Series: NCSS bulletin -- 110; Bulletin (National Council for the Social Studies) -- 110.
Publisher: National Council for the Social Studies
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Silver Spring, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
ISBN-13: 9780879861049
Subjects: Human rights; Natural disasters; Study and teaching
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-104) and index.
Table of contents: title: Natural disasters and human rights: an introduction  -- Jack L. Nelson, William R. Fernekes, and Valerie Ooka Pang; title: Disasters: past, present, and future  -- Angus M. Gunn; title: A geographic perspective on natural disasters  -- Bill Pisarra; title: The psychological impact of natural disasters in school  -- Marc Norman; title: Disasters as threats to peace  -- Jeffrey W. Helsing; title: Studying the Haitian earthquake  -- William R. Fernekes; title: Hurricane Katrina: a toxic mix of social and geographic vulnerability  -- Margaret Smith Crocco and Thomas Chandler; title: Poverty and natural disasters in Nepal  -- Binaya Subedi; title: Natural disasters in the lives of women living in poverty in Southern Africa  -- Mavis B. Mhlauli, Bethany Vosburg-Bluem, and Merry M. Merryfield; title: Muhammed Yunus and the Grameen Bank: "Being poor doesn't make you poor quality"  -- Valerie Ooka Pang; title: Protecting human rights after natural disasters  -- Walter Kälin; title: Ensuring respect for the rights of people with disabilities in natural disasters  -- Janet E. Lord and Michael Ashley Stein; title: Natural disasters and children's rights  -- William R. Fernekes; title: Natural disasters in local communities: guiding the development of global citizens in the elementary grades  -- Valerie Ooka Pan and Rick Oser; title: Teaching about natural disasters and human rights: how to promote students' knowledge and skills  -- Mark A. Previte; title: Resources for social studies educators on natural disasters and human rights -- William R. Fernekes.