Full Description
Disaster Theory: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Concepts and Causes offers the theoretical background needed to understand what disasters are and why they occur. Drawing on related disciplines, including sociology, risk theory, and seminal research on disasters and emergency management, Disaster Theory clearly lays out the conceptual framework of the emerging field of disaster studies. Tailored to the needs of advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this unique text also provides an ideal capstone for students who have already been introduced to the fundamentals of emergency management. Disaster Theory emphasizes the application of critical thinking in understanding disasters and their causes by synthesizing a wide range of information on theory and practice, including input from leading scholars in the field.
Contents
1. What is a Disaster?2. Disaster Data (with Susan MacGregor)3. Disaster Risk4. Hazard, Vulnerability, and Resilience5. Disasters and Complexity6. Disaster Models7. Myths and Fallacies8. The Poetry of Disaster (with Nicole Cooley)9. Ethics and Disaster (with Peter Timmerman)10. Workshop on Principles of Disaster Management (with Ian Davis)11. Final Reflections
Appendix1. Selected Disaster Data2. Statistics Canada3. Interviews with Ian Burton and Ken Hewitt
