Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/9mYhSZx Community Disaster Vulnerability Theory, Research, and Practice By: Michael J. Zakour; David F. Gillespie Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9781461457367, 146145736X eText ISBN: 9781461457374, 1461457378 Copyright year: 2013 Format: EPUB Available from $ 149.00 USD SKU 9781461457374 Disaster vulnerability is rapidly increasing on a global scale, particularly for those populations which are the historical clients of the social work profession. These populations include the very young and very old, the poor, ethnic and racial minorities, and those with physical or mental disabilities. Social workers are increasingly providing services in disasters during response and recovery periods, and are using community interventions to reduce disaster vulnerability. There is a need for a cogent theory of vulnerability and research that addresses improved community disaster practice and community resilience. Community Disaster Vulnerability and Resilience provides a unifying theoretical framework backed by research which can be translated into knowledge for effective practice in disasters.
