Description: This theoretical contribution argues that the domination of Western knowledge in disaster scholarship has allowed normative policies and practices of disaster risk reduction to be imposed all over the world. It takes a postcolonial approach to unpack why scholars claim that disasters are social constructs while offering little but theories, concepts and methods supposed to be universal in understanding the unique and diverse experiences of millions of people across very different cultures. It further challenges forms of governments inherited from the Enlightenment that have been rolled out as standard and ultimate solutions to reduce the risk of disaster. Ultimately, the book encourages the emergence of a more diverse set of world views/senses and ways of knowing for both studying disasters and informing policy and practice of disaster risk reduction. Such pluralism is essential to better reflect local realities of what disasters actually are around the world. This book is an essential read for scholars and postgraduate students interested in disaster studies as well as policy-makers and practitioners of disaster risk reduction.
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EAN: 9781138805620
UPC: 9781138805620
ISBN: 9781138805620
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Item Length: 23.4 cm
Item Weight: 0.5 kg
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Name: The Invention of Disaster: Power and Knowledge in Discourses on Hazard and Vulnerability
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis LTD
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: Geography & Geosciences, Sociology
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Economic Sociology
Author: Jc Gaillard
Item Width: 156 mm
Series: Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change
Format: Hardcover
