Social Vulnerability to Disasters

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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1420078569
Category: Medical

Social Vulnerability to Disasters

In recent years, the world has watched in horror as tsunamis, earthquakes, and hurricanes have wrought havoc across countries and continents. Download Social Vulnerability to Disasters medical books for free.
While these events have different circumstances, they share a common factor: the overwhelming majority of victims are women, children, elderly, disadvantaged, or disabled. Evidence gathered from these events clearly demonstrates how social structure and roles produce extensive human suffering and differential impacts. Focusing explicitly on the social construction of disasters, Social Vulnerability to Disasters examines how the characteristics of an event alone do not create the tragedies that unfurl. The book discusses why such vulnerabilities exist, what can be done to foster change Get Social Vulnerability to Disasters our bestseller medical books.

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