Research on Social Work and Disasters

by Calvin Streeter

Overview

Over the past decade, several major natural disasters have had devastating impacts throughout the United States and the world. Since larger populations now live and work on land vulnerable to various hazards, natural disasters can be expected to affect more people each year. As a result, the social work profession soon will be stretched to its limi

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136763212
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/07/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Calvin Streeter, Susan A Murty

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Disaster Research in Social Work A Primer for Social Work Research on Disaster Predictors of Rural Community Survival After Natural Disaster: Implications for Social Work Practice Research as Social Action in the Aftermath of Hurricane Andrew Community Responses to Chronic Technological Disaster: The Case of the Pigeon River Social Vulnerability to Toxic Risk Inter-Agency Collaboration and Hazards Education in American Communities Reference Notes Included