Peter Fairbrother, Meagan Tyler

Wildfire and Power

Policy and Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes wildfire preparedness and policy in Australia. Drawing on data from interviews with residents, volunteers and emergency services professionals living and working in wildfire-prone areas, the authors focus on issues of power and inequality, the contested nature of community and the relationship between citizens and the sta

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9780367733087
• ISBN-10: 0367733080
• Artikelnr.: 69862578

Autorenporträt

Peter Fairbrother is Professor of International Employment Relations and Deputy Director, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University, Australia. Meagan Tyler is Senior Lecturer, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Wildfire: A Social and Political Perspective
2 Concepts of Community
3 Cohesion and Complexity: The State, Community and Communities
4 The State and Communities
5 Communities: Relationships and Responsibilities
6 Engaging Communities: What happens Behind the Scenes
7 Wildfire Safety, Communication and Diversity
8 Power within Households: Gender Inequality and Wildfire Preparedness
9 Challenges for Wildfire Policy and Practice