Social vulnerability to disasters /
by Deborah S. K. Thomas
- 2nd
- Boca Raton : Toylor & Frnacis, 2013.
- xvi, 511p.
1.Understanding Social Vulnerability-- 2.Theoretical Framing of Worldviews, Values, and Structural Dimensions of Disasters 3.The Intrinsic Link of Vulnerability to Sustainable Development-- 4.Class-- 5.Race and Ethnicity 6.Gender-- 7.Age 8.Disability; -- 9.Health -- 10.Language and Literacy -- 11.Households and Families-- 12.Violence-- 13.Religion, Faith, and Faith-Based Organizations-- 14.Animals -- 15.The Nature of Human Communities-- 16.Measuring and Conveying Social Vulnerability-- 17.Social Change and Empowerment -- 18.New Ideas for Practitioners; Back Cover.
Framing Social VulnerabilityUnderstanding Social Vulnerability: Maureen Fordham, William E. Lovekamp, Deborah S.K. Thomas, and Brenda D. PhillipsTheoretical Framing of Worldviews, Values, and Structural Dimensions of Disasters: Jean Scandlyn, Deborah S.K. Thomas, and John BrettThe Intrinsic Link of Vulnerability to Sustainable Development: John Brett and Kate OviattSocially Vulnerable Groups & Building CapacityClass: Brenda McCoy and Nicole DashRace and Ethnicity: Nicole DashGender: Jennifer Tobin-Gurley and Elaine EnarsonAge: Lori PeekDisability: Elizabeth A. Davis, Rebecca Hansen, Maria Kett.