Designing Knowledge Economies for Disaster Resilience Case Studies from the African Diaspora

Disaster research has been studied from many angles, seldom targeting its implications for vulnerable territories in Africa. Entities most subject to the effects of climate change are often undeveloped and located in disadvantaged regions. Post-disaster communities need to scrutinize the social, pol...

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1. Verfasser: Pamela Waldron-Moore, Pamela Waldron-Moore
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Berghahn Books 2024
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
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Ausgabe:1
Schriftenreihe:Catastrophes in context
Schlagworte:
African diaspora
Anthropology
Climate change
Developing countries
Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
Economic aspects
Economic development
Economic development-Environmental aspects-Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
Environmental aspects
Environmental Science
Global Warming & Climate Change
Katastrophe
Knowledge economy
Knowledge economy-Developing countries
Natural Disasters
Natural disasters-Economic aspects-Developing countries
Natural disasters-Planning-Developing countries
Nature
Planning
Pollution and threats to the environment
SCIENCE
Social Science
Society and Social Sciences
Sociology and anthropology
sustainability-discipline
The environment
Wissensgesellschaft
ISBN:9781805391708, 1805391704, 9781805394006, 1805394002, 1805391712, 9781805391715
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  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction CHAPTER 1: Knowledge Production for Disaster Recovery CHAPTER 2: Conceptual Framework: CHAPTER 3: Louisiana: CHAPTER 4: Haiti: CHAPTER 5: Rwanda: CHAPTER 6: Sankofa: CHAPTER 7: Epilogue: Appendix I Appendix II. Index
  • Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Knowledge Production for Disaster Recovery -- Chapter 2 - Conceptual Framework: Knowledge Capital in the African Diaspora -- Chapter 3 - Louisiana: Collaborative Energies and Post-disaster Solutions -- Chapter 4 - Haiti: Building Social Capital through Media Connectivity -- Chapter 5 - Rwanda: Sociocultural Practices for Resilience and Recovery -- Chapter 6 - Sankofa: A Model of Sustainable Development -- Chapter 7 - Epilogue: Post-disaster Solutions for Development -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- 10 index Waldron-Moore -- Blank Page