+IT'S A DISASTER: NATURAL HAZARDS AND RISK REDUCTION

Catalog description

Explores the social construction of disasters, challenging the notion that disasters are natural. Emphasizes the role of difference, power, and oppression in creating differential disaster vulnerabilities. Examines how practices of disaster risk reduction can prevent disasters and mitigate their impacts by addressing structural inequities as the drivers of risk, while also supporting social equity, justice, and peacebuilding.