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Human System Responses to Disaster

An Inventory of Sociological Findings

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. The Logic of the Inventory

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 1-20
  3. Planning

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 21-69
  4. Warning

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 70-99
  5. Post-impact Emergency Actions

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 132-199
  6. Restoration

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 200-249
  7. Reconstruction

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 250-318
  8. Hazard Perceptions

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 319-347
  9. Attitudes toward and the Adoption of Adjustments

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 348-405
  10. Disaster Research: A Strategic Research Site

    • Thomas E. Drabek
    Pages 406-422
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 423-509

About this book

This series is dedicated to serving the growing community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the principles and applications of environ­ mental management. Each volume is a thorough treatment of a specific topic of importance for proper management practices. A fundamental ob­ jective of these books is to help the reader discern and implement man's stewardship of our environment and the world's renewable resources. For we must strive to understand the relationship between man and nature, act to bring harmony to it, and nurture an environment that is both stable and productive. These objectives have often eluded us because the pursuit of other in­ dividual and societal goals has diverted us from a course of living in balance with the environment. At times, therefore, the environmental manager may have to exert restrictive control, which is usually best applied to man, not nature. Attempts to alter or harness nature have often failed or backfired, as exemplified by the results of imprudent use of herbicides, fertilizers, water, and other agents. Each book in this series will shed light on the fundamental and applied aspects of environmental management. It is hoped that each will help solve a practical and serious environmental problem. Robert S. DeSanto East Lyme, Connecticut Acknowledgments Compilation of the materials reviewed in this inventory was facilitated greatly by several staff members of the Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware (formerly at The Ohio State University) and the Natural Haz­ ards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology, University of Denver, Denver, USA

    Thomas E. Drabek

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Human System Responses to Disaster

  • Book Subtitle: An Inventory of Sociological Findings

  • Authors: Thomas E. Drabek

  • Series Title: Springer Series on Environmental Management

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4960-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9376-7Published: 30 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4960-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6161

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-5559

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 509

  • Topics: Zoology, Ecology

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