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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337861703321

Autore

Jerolleman Alessandra

Titolo

Disaster Recovery Through the Lens of Justice / / by Alessandra Jerolleman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019

ISBN

9783030047955

3030047954

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 108 p.)

Disciplina

320.4

363.3480973

Soggetti

Political science

Political planning

Public administration

Governance and Government

Public Policy

Public Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Deserving Victims and Post-Disaster Fraud -- 3. Survivor Agency -- 4. Public Policy and Legislation -- 5. Implementation -- 6. Disaster Risk Reduction and Creation Challenges -- 7. Disparate Outcomes -- 8. Conclusion: Resilience for Whom?.

Sommario/riassunto

There has been increased attention to the topics of disaster recovery and disaster resilience over the past several years, particularly as catastrophic events such as Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy have brought to light the increasing vulnerability of so many communities. This manuscript brings together existing research, along with policy analysis, in order to look at disaster recovery through the lens of justice. This includes understanding the mechanisms through which vulnerability is exacerbated, and the extent to which the regulations and agency cultures drive this outcome. While existing analyses have sought to understand the particular characteristics of both resilient and vulnerable communities, there have been few



attempts to understand the systemic inequities and injustice that is built into United States disaster policies, programs, and legislation. This manuscript thus begins from the understanding that social and economic structures, including land use policies andhistoric practices such as redlining, have concentrated hazard risk into vulnerable zones whose inhabitants do not benefit from the very policies that create and increase their risk. .