Julia Nevárez

Governing Disaster in Urban Environments

Climate Change Preparation and Adaption after Hurricane Sandy

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Produktbeschreibung

Governing Disaster in Urban Environments provides a comprehensive account of relevant debates, conceptualizations, and practical considerations for the governance of disaster at multiple scales. In this interdisciplinary work, Julia Nevárez uses the example of Hurricane Sandy to analyze the complex phenomenon of climate change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781498543750
• ISBN-10: 1498543758
• Artikelnr.: 51152751

Autorenporträt

Julia Nevárez is assistant professor and sociology coordinator at Kean University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Hurricane Sandy and the Challenges of Governing Disaster
Chapter 1: Climate Change, Katrina, and Sandy Chapter 2: Neoliberalism,
Globalization, and the Urban Paradox in Climate Change Governance Chapter
3: Post Sandy Disaster and Climate Governance: Resiliency in Adaptation and
Mitigation Chapter 4: Alternatives: Social and Physical Redundancies
Chapter 5: Climate Change Resilient and Redundant Social Policy Conclusion:
Tackling Climate Change: The Epistemological Rift in Governing Disaster