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Savage sand and surf : the Hurricane Sandy disaster /

A multi-faceted examination into one of the most recent natural disasters in the United States. Scholars from multiple disciplines address a wide range of important aspects of this event, including unique meteorological and social impacts of Sandy, Sandy's intersection with vulnerable social gr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Eargle, Lisa A. (Editor ), Esmail, Ashraf (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc., [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An unforgettable foe: an overview of the Hurricane Sandy disaster / Lisa A. Eargle
  • Surviving Sandy, rebuilding community: understanding post-Sandy images from the Jersey Shore / Elizabeth Borland and Jessica M. Scardino
  • No disabled left behind: a disaster preparedness model after Sandy / Nwamaka A. Anaza and Lisa A. Eargle
  • Hugs, hands, and hope during Hurricane Sandy: the perspective of an Emergency Relief Organization volunteer / Tanya Gulliver-Garcia
  • Mitigation for university health systems and transfer trauma: Hurricane Sandy as a case study / Dana M. Greene
  • Fast and slow capitalism after Hurricane Sandy / Stan Weeber
  • Hurricane impacts on and adaptations in education: a comparison of the Katrina and Sandy disasters / Lisa A. Eargle and Ashraf Esmail
  • Hurricane Sandy as compared to Hurricane Katrina: politics of access to federal relief / Jimmy D. McCamey, Jr. and Komandari S. Murty
  • Putting Hurricane Sandy in context: comparing Sandy, Katrina, and Gustav / Kelly Frailing and Dee Wood Harper, Jr.