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UNINA9910806102903321 |
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Titolo |
Disability and Disaster : Explorations and Exchanges / / edited by I. Kelman, L. Stough |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
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[1st ed. 2015.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Collana |
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Sociology |
Environmental sociology |
Criminology |
Social justice |
Human rights |
Political science |
Social work |
Sociology, general |
Environmental Sociology |
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general |
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights |
Political Science |
Social Work |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I Background; Chapter One (Dis)ability and (Dis)aster; Chapter Two Disability and Disaster: An Overview; Chapter Three Inclusive Emergency Management for People with Disabilities Facing Disaster; Part II Narratives; Chapter Four One (Mis)step from (Personal) Disaster: Being Blind; Chapter Five One Should Remain Calm*; Chapter Six Failure and Hope: Living or Not with Disability after the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake; Chapter Seven Resilience.......Just for the Resilient? |
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Chapter Eight Educating First Responders about Asperger's SyndromeChapter Nine Fighting to Restart; Chapter Ten No Matter What Happened, I Have Survived; Chapter Eleven Migraines and Atmospheric Conditions; Chapter Twelve Don't Let Me Burn!*; Chapter Thirteen If You People Would Just Prepare!; Chapter Fourteen Inclusive Risk Management; Chapter Fifteen Terrorism and Displacement in Kenya; Chapter Sixteen Maintaining Social Contact for Disaster Preparedness; Chapter Seventeen Disasters for People with Disabilities in the Cook Islands |
Chapter Eighteen A Disaster-Free Life-a Lot of Luck and HappinessChapter Nineteen Light or Darkness?*; Chapter Twenty The Water Is Rushing In; Chapter Twenty-One Of Bodybuilders and Wheelchairs; Chapter Twenty-Two My Sister; Chapter Twenty-Three Wheels on the Ground: Lessons Learned and Lessons to Learn; Part III Conclusions; Chapter Twenty-Four Help Us to Get It Right; Chapter Twenty-Five Exploring and Exchanging (Dis)ability and (Dis)aster; List of Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Disability and Disaster adds disaster research to the expanding area of disability studies. The book includes writings by international scholars and first-hand narratives from individuals with disabilities affected by disasters around the globe. Hazards described in these narratives include earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and war. |
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