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ISBN-13: 9781498543774
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
By Julia Nevarez
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Local release date: 06/08/2020
Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 172 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Social impact of disasters [JFFC]Climate change [RNPG]Natural disasters [RNR]

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Google Preview: Governing Disaster in Urban Environments: Climate Change Preparation and Adaption after Hurricane Sandy is a comprehensive account of relevant debates, conceptualizations, and practical considerations for the governance of disaster at multiple scales. In this interdisciplinary work, Julia Nevarez uses the example of Hurricane Sandy to analyze the complex phenomenon of climate change and its effects on flood-prone areas. Drawing on the notion of the anthropocene and discourse on resiliency, Nevarez discusses alternative methods of recovery after climate-induced disasters. Nevarez analyzes international climate agreements and neoliberal policies based on austerity measures to highlight the need to secure cooperation from the international community in order to ensure environmental security on a global scale, including communities of solidarity.; 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; Google Preview content