Disaster studies : exploring intersectionalities in disaster discourse
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Disaster studies : exploring intersectionalities in disaster discourse
(Disaster studies and management)
Springer, c2020
- [softcover]
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book covers several dimensions of disaster studies as an emerging discipline. It is the inaugural book in the series 'Disaster Studies and Management' and deals with questions such as "Is disaster management a field of practice, a profession, or simply a new area of study?" Exploring intersectionalities, the book also examines areas of research that could help enhance the discourse on disaster management from policy and practice perspectives, revisiting conventional event-centric approaches, which are the basis for most writings on the subject. Several case studies and comparative analyses reflect a critical reading of research and practice concerning disasters and their management.
The book offers valuable insights into various subjects including the challenge of establishing inter- and multi-disciplinary teams within the academia involved in disaster studies, and sociological and anthropological readings of post-disaster memoryscapes. Each of the contributors has an enduring interest in disaster studies, thus enriching the book immensely. This book will be of interest to all the students and scholars of disaster studies and disaster management, as well as to practitioners and policymakers.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Thinking about Disasters: A call for intersectionality and transdisciplinarity in disaster studies.- Chapter 2: Blurred boundaries, shared practices: Disaster studies and disaster management as an emerging discipline and a field of practice.- Chapter 3: The Need for Comparative Research in Disaster Studies: Developing Broader Theories from Research.- Chapter 4: Setting a Public Policy Agenda for Disaster Research in India.- Chapter 5: An unusual toofan : Governance of Communal Violence and Disaster Management in Gujarat.- Chapter 6: Maritime-Logistics in National and Regional 'Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief' (HADR).- Chapter 7: Building Disaster Resilience through Sustainable Housing: An Initiative in Meghalaya.- Chapter 8: Women and the Gender Bias of Disasters: When Vulnerabilities Converge.- Chapter 9: Reintegrating the "Other". Challenges of stigmatization in policies and practice: The case of Ebola survivorsand their relatives during the 2014-2016 epidemic.- Chapter 10: One size fits all? Polemics of Disaster Management from the perspective of post Tsunami experiences of the Nicobari Islanders.- Chapter 11: Towards Measuring Resilience of Low Income Settlements in Cities: The Case of Mumbai: Index for Vulnerable Communities in Mumbai.
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