Vulnerability, Territory, Population : From Critique to Public Policy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911020433003321
• Autore: Rufat Samuel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2024; ©2024
• ISBN: 9781394299249; 1394299249; 9781394299225; 1394299222
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): MetzgerPascale
• Disciplina: 362
• Soggetti: Risk management; Public policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1 The Multiple Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to Vulnerability -- Chapter 1 Plural Vulnerabilities: Approaches in the Humanities -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. A variety of disciplinary approaches for thinking about the vulnerability of contemporary societies -- 1.2.1. The predominant place of vulnerability in the study of risks by geographers -- 1.2.2. The historical approach -- 1.2.3. The sociological view -- 1.2.4. The view of orthodox economists: from resource analysis to poverty and cost–benefit analysis -- 1.2.5. Legal approaches -- 1.3. Interdisciplinary approaches revealing the contemporary exacerbation of vulnerability at the environment–society interface -- 1.3.1. Environmental injustices: an echo of social vulnerabilities -- 1.3.2. Environmental suffering at the interface of different components of vulnerability -- 1.3.3. “Sacrifice zones”: from the nuclear apocalypse to the standard of contemporary societies -- 1.4. Conclusion -- 1.5. References -- Chapter 2 Conceptual Models of Vulnerability or Vulnerabilities -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Risk-hazard approaches -- 2.3. Political economy and ecology approaches -- 2.4. Territorial approaches to ; vulnerability -- 2.5. Other models of vulnerability or vulnerabilities -- 2.6. Conclusion -- 2.7. References -- Chapter 3 Risks, Crises and Ordinary Vulnerability -- 3.1. Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the complex interplay of geography, demography, and public policy in understanding vulnerability within contemporary societies. Coordinated by Samuel Rufat and Pascale Metzger, it delves into theoretical and conceptual approaches to risk and vulnerability, examining diverse disciplinary perspectives including sociology, economics, and legal studies. The work aims to highlight the exacerbation of social and environmental vulnerabilities and their implications for public policy. It discusses the role of risk governance and the challenges of measuring vulnerability, with a focus on ordinary and exceptional events. Intended for scholars and policymakers, it provides a comprehensive framework for addressing vulnerabilities in various social contexts.