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oapen-20.500.12657-440002023-02-01T08:51:19Z Contextualizing Disaster Button, Gregory V. Schuller, Mark Nature Natural Disasters Social Science Disasters & Disaster Relief bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RNR Natural disasters bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFC Social impact of disasters "Contextualizing Disaster" offers a comparative analysis of six recent highly visible disasters and several slow-burning, hidden, crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Rather, building on insights developed by political ecologists, this book makes a compelling argument for understanding disasters as transnational and global phenomena. 2020-12-15T14:15:41Z 2020-12-15T14:15:41Z 2016 book 9781789204773 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/44000 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf Berghahn Books Berghahn Books 104123 562fcfcf-0356-4c23-869a-acb39d8c84b5 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781789204773 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Berghahn Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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"Contextualizing Disaster" offers a comparative analysis of six recent highly visible disasters and several slow-burning, hidden, crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discrete occurrences. Rather, building on insights developed by political ecologists, this book makes a compelling argument for understanding disasters as transnational and global phenomena.
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