Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social Inequities in the U.s.

Adams, Paul S. (EDT); Wood, Geoffrey L. (EDT); Adams, Paul S. (CON); Barreto, Amilcar Antonio (CON); Feaster, Dennis (CON)

ISBN 10: 1793628017 / ISBN 13: 9781793628015

Published by Lexington Books, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social Inequities in the U.s.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1793628017
• ISBN 13: 9781793628015
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

The Impact of Natural Disasters on Systemic Political and Social Inequities in the U.S. examines how natural disasters impact social inequality in the United States. The contributors cover topics such as criminal justice, demographics, economics, history, political science, and sociology to show how effects of natural disasters vary by social and economic class in the United States. This volumestudies social and political mechanisms in disaster response and relief that enable natural disasters to worsen inequalities in America and offers potential solutions.

About the Author

Paul S. Adams is associate professor of political science and chair of the Behavioral Sciences Division at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.
Geoffrey L. Wood is associate professor of sociology and director of the Center for Applied Research at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.