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Women Confronting Natural Disaster: From Vulnerability to Resilience

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Women Confronting Natural Disaster: From Vulnerability to Resilience
Natural disasters push ordinary gender disparities to the extreme--leaving women not only to deal with a catastrophe's aftermath, but also at risk for greater levels of domestic violence, displacement, and other threats to their security and well-being. Elaine Enarson presents a comprehensive assessment, encompassing both theory and practice, of how gender shapes disaster vulnerability and resilience, focusing on the United States.
- Women and Disasters in the United States.
- Representations of Women in Disasters.
- How Gender Changes Disaster Studies.
- Measuring Vulnerability and Capacity.
- Health and Well-Being.
- Violence Against Women.
- Intimacy and Family Life.
- Houses and Homes.
- Work and Workplaces.
- Grassroots Groups and Recovery.
- Building Disaster Resilience.
- Fighting for the Future.
- Appendix: A Guide to Resources.
Country USA
Manufacturer Lynne Rienner Pub
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber NUSTBK20171230-C0197174
EANs 9781588268310
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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