Social workers are increasingly engaged in supporting individuals and communities in long-term disaster recovery. Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster brings together an international team of social work researchers who have investigated the experiences, perspectives, challenges, and complexities in disaster recovery. It features country case studies drawing from field research undertaken in disaster-affected communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, India, Pakistan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, and China. In so doing, the volume provides a comprehensive perspective on the realities of disaster recovery and explores key concepts such as resilience, community-based disaster risk reduction, and social and gendered construction of vulnerability and capabilities. Undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in the fields of social work, community development, international social work, emergency management, and related fields will find the text to be a helpful resource.
Edited by:
Julie L. Drolet (Professor Professor Faculty of Social Work University of Calgary)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 155mm,
Width: 234mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780190942199
ISBN 10: 0190942193
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 07 June 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part I: Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster Partnership 1. Introduction Julie L. Drolet and Amy Fulton 2. Literature Review Crystal Kwan and Julie L. Drolet 3. Methodology Haorui Wu and Julie L. Drolet Part II: Country Case Studies 4. British Columbia Wildfires: Recovery and Renewal Ten Years Post-Disaster Grant Larson and Julie L. Drolet 5. 'At the End of the Road': The Effects of the Johnsons Landing Landslide in a Rural and Remote Community in British Columbia, Canada Julie L. Drolet 6. Global Resilience through Opportunities for Women (GROW): Applied Strategies from the United States in the Context of Environmental Hazards Robin L. Ersing 7. The Impact of Slow-Onset and Catastrophic Climate Events on Mental Health and Well-Being in Australia: Understanding the Relevance of the Environment to Social Work Practice Margaret Alston and Tricia Hazeleger 8. Post-Tsunami Recovery in South India: Including the Excluded Miriam Samuel, Julie L. Drolet, and Haorui Wu 9. The Role of Women in Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster in Pakistan: A Gendered Analysis Golam M. Mathbor 10. Women Leaders' Agency in Community-Based Organizations: The Study of the 921 Earthquake Yen Yi Huang and Chaohsing Huang Part III: Lessons from Recovery and Reconstruction Initiatives 11. Enhancing Women's Mental Health and Well-Being Following a Natural Disaster: Lessons from the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka Lena Dominelli 12. After the Wenchuan Earthquake: Harmonization of Physical Reconstruction and Social Reconstruction in China Haorui Wu 13. Post-Disaster Experiences: Lessons from the Frontline Desley Hargreaves Part IV: Conclusion 14. Conclusion Julie L. Drolet
Julie L. Drolet, PhD, MSW, is Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary's Central and Northern Alberta Region (CNAR) in Edmonton, Alberta. She is also Principal Investigator of the Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster research partnership.
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