Surviving Disaster: The Role of Social Networks

. Ed(s): Ersing, Robin L.; Kost, Kathleen A.

ISBN 10: 0190616180 / ISBN 13: 9780190616182

Published by OUP USA, 2012

About this Item

Editor(s): Ersing, Robin L.; Kost, Kathleen A. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 10. . . 2012. Paperback. . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9780190616182

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surviving Disaster: The Role of Social Networks
• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190616180
• ISBN 13: 9780190616182
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Disasters both man-made and natural strike every population. Some communities are more resilient than others. Surviving Disaster: The Role of Social Networks is a timely tool for disaster planning and relief efforts, exploring the impact community ties-strong and weak-have on response to and recovery from disasters. The book covers the basics of disaster response and the role of social networks, providing essential terminology, theories, analysis, and case examples, with descriptions of methods that worked and did not work for a variety of populations facing different types of disasters within and outside the United States.

About the Author

Robin L. Ersing (MSW, PhD, State University of New York, Buffalo) is associate professor of social work at the University of South Florida, Tampa. She has a passionate interest in disaster recovery and prevention research and has published on the subject many times.

Kathleen A. Kost (MA, MSSW, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison) is associate professor of social work at State University of New York, Buffalo. She has been a consultant and program evaluator for more than twenty years.