Superstorm Sandy : the inevitable destruction and reconstruction of the Jersey Shore /

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Why do people build in areas open to repeated natural disasters? Drawing on a variety of insights from environmental sociology, Superstorm Sandy offers a wide-ranging look at the Jersey Shore both before and after this disaster, examining the many factors--such as cultural attachment, tourism revenu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bates, Diane C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Series:Nature, society, and culture.
Subjects:
2012
Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
Coastal zone management > New Jersey.
Hazardous geographic environments > New Jersey.
Shore protection > New Jersey.
Human ecology > New Jersey.
Social ecology > New Jersey.
Environmental sociology > New Jersey.
Environmental sociology.
Ouragan Sandy, 2012.
Littoral > Aménagement > New Jersey.
Milieux géographiques dangereux > New Jersey.
Rivage > Protection > New Jersey.
Écologie humaine > New Jersey.
Écologie sociale > New Jersey.
Sociologie de l'environnement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
Coastal zone management
Environmental sociology
Hazardous geographic environments
Human ecology
Shore protection
Social ecology
New Jersey
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: down the shore, (not) everything's all right
  • The inevitable Sandy
  • The shore of memories
  • Shore resorts
  • The suburban shore
  • Government, bureaucracy, and technical fixes
  • Restoring security at the shore.

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