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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bates, Diane C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social ecology.
Shore protection.
Human ecology.
Hazardous geographic environments.
Environmental sociology.
Coastal zone management.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Sociologie de l'environnement.
Écologie sociale > New Jersey.
Écologie humaine > New Jersey.
Rivage > Protection > New Jersey.
Milieux geographiques dangereux > New Jersey.
Littoral > Amenagement > New Jersey.
Ouragan Sandy, 2012.
Environmental sociology > New Jersey.
Social ecology > New Jersey.
Human ecology > New Jersey.
Shore protection > New Jersey.
Hazardous geographic environments > New Jersey.
Coastal zone management > New Jersey.
Hurricane Sandy, 2012.
New Jersey.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 revenues, and governmental regulation--that combined to create a highly vulnerable coastal region and that fueled the demand to rebuild.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (180 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813573427

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