Title: The human response to disaster
First published: 1975
Description: The thesis is firstly a survey of research done  individual and community response to disasters, chiefly from the USA and from sociological and geographical schools.  The thesis also looked at popular culture on disasters through folk song.  It attempted to develop a new typology for addressing disasters and vulnerability and highlight some directions for the future.
Subjects: disasters, sociology, psychology, natural hazards, vulnerability
Places: Chicago, Ohio, Worcester, Bahamas
People: E. L Quarantelli, Russell Dynes, Robert Kates, Gilbert White, Ian Burton
Time periods: from early 1900s to mid 1970s