Case Studies in Disaster Recovery by Jane Kushma - 9780128095744

Name: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery by Jane Kushma - 9780128095744
Brand: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Case Studies in Disaster RecoveryA Volume in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation Series\nAuthor(s): Jane Kushma\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128095744, 978-0128095744\nSynopsis\nCase Studies in Disaster Recovery, the initial release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, explores recovery from a number of perspectives: household, community and nation. Chapters cover the concept of social vulnerability to explain/predict recovery outcomes, consider broader themes of sustainability, assess community vulnerability and capacity, and explore the challenges associated with long-term recovery and disaster case management. Cases explored illustrate the ways in which communities and governments used the window of opportunity after a disaster to make changes that reduce future risk and vulnerabil.