Disasters: A Sociological Approach

by Kathleen Tierney

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Disasters kill, maim, and generate increasingly large economic losses. But they do not wreak their damage equally across populations. Every disaster has social dimensions at its very core. This important book sheds light on the social conditions and global, national, and local processes that produce disasters.

Topics covered include the social roots of disaster vulnerability, exposure to natural hazards as a form of environmental injustice,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1509563075

ISBN13:9781509563074

Release Date:May 2025

Publisher:Polity Press

Length:340 Pages

Weight:1.64 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.7" x 9.7"

Related Subjects

Nature Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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