
Disasters and Changes in Society and Politics
Contemporary Perspectives from Italy
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
From earthquakes to oil spills, Italy is recurrently affected by different kinds of disasters. This book brings a critical perspective to post-disaster reconstruction and recovery, which can impact in both the short- and long- term upon society, politics and organizations.
It is often assumed that disaster-hit areas return to normality or even 'build back better' thanks to the interventions of experts. Giuseppe Forino considers the complexities of disaster recovery and the sometimes radical changes in individual and collective behaviours that persist following such events.
Bringing together the impacts of natural hazards (including climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic), this edited book will stimulate debate on policy and practice in disaster recovery.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction – An Overview of the Book: Beyond Conventional Approaches to Disaster Recovery
- Part I Making Sense of Post-disaster Changes in Society and Space
- Part II Post-disaster Politics
- Part III Disasters and Conflicting Knowledges
- Part IV Organizations Adapting to Post-disaster Changes
- 14 Conclusions: The ‘Italian Case’ from a Global Disaster Perspective
- Index