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Author:   Amanda D. Concha-Holmes ,  Anthony Oliver-Smith ,  Christopher Berry ,  Sarah Cervone
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.621kg
ISBN:  

9780739177372

ISBN 10:   0739177370
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   11 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Natural Hazards, Social Vulnerability and Development in Florida Chapter 2: Eye on The Storm: Development & Disaster in The Sunshine State. Hurricane Opal. A Case Study Chapter 3: Twisted State: Patterns of Resilience and Vulnerability in the Osceola County, Florida 1998 Tornadoes Chapter 4: Disaster in Apalachicola: Storms, the Oyster Industry and Development Decisions Chapter 5: Drought, Unsustainable Water Practices and the Social Construction of Risk in Glades County Chapter 6: Needed and Feared: The Unavoidable Vulnerability to Forest Fires in Florida Chapter 7: humaNature, Citrus and Disaster in North Central Florida: Frost in the Sunshine State. Chapter 8: Climate Change, Disasters and Development in Florida

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In this edited volume Amanda D. Concha-Holmes and Anthony Oliver-Smith document the confounding of weather, climate, and a market-driven society as they wreak havoc on the Sunshine State's complex ecosystems. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Florida or any of America's other 49 states. What it portends affects us all. -- Steve Kroll-Smith, University of North Carolina, Greensboro This book fills a vital gap in our understanding of natural hazards and the socially constructed concept of disaster. By drawing on a number of weather and climate influenced events of modest size, the authors adroitly describe how societies have altered the environment at our peril, providing a set of powerful cases that should serve as a wake-up call for other communities and states that have valued development above all else and can only attempt to recover from the predictable disasters that result. In an era of climate change, the lessons drawn from this book are increasingly prescient, requiring meaningful policy change in spite of the difficulties of doing so, recognizing that the status quo is unsustainable and will ultimately destroy the very characteristics of the places we call paradise. -- Gavin Smith, North Carolina State University

In this edited volume Amanda D. Concha-Holmes and Anthony Oliver-Smith document the confounding of weather, climate, and a market-driven society as they wreak havoc on the Sunshine State's complex ecosystems. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Florida or any of America's other 49 states. What it portends affects us all. -- Steve Kroll-Smith, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

In this edited volume, Amanda D. Concha-Holmes and Anthony Oliver-Smith document the confounding elements of weather, climate, and a market-driven society as they wreak havoc on the sunshine state's complex ecosystems. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Florida or any of America's other 49 states. What it portends affects us all. -- Steve Kroll-Smith, University of North Carolina, Greensboro This book fills a vital gap in our understanding of natural hazards and the socially constructed concept of disaster. By drawing on a number of weather and climate influenced events of modest size, the authors adroitly describe how societies have altered the environment at our peril, providing a set of powerful cases that should serve as a wake-up call for other communities and states that have valued development above all else and can only attempt to recover from the predictable disasters that result. In an era of climate change, the lessons drawn from this book are increasingly prescient, requiring meaningful policy change in spite of the difficulties of doing so, recognizing that the status quo is unsustainable and will ultimately destroy the very characteristics of the places we call paradise. -- Gavin Smith, North Carolina State University This fascinating and compelling set of case studies documents the relationship between development policies and disasters. The accessible and lucid style of Disasters in Paradise will appeal to readers from a wide range of interests and expertise. -- Linda Whiteford, University of South Florida

In this edited volume Amanda D. Concha-Holmes and Anthony Oliver-Smith document the confounding of weather, climate, and a market-driven society as they wreak havoc on the Sunshine State's complex ecosystems. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Florida or any of America's other 49 states. What it portends affects us all. -- Steve Kroll-Smith, University of North Carolina, Greensboro This book fills a vital gap in our understanding of natural hazards and the socially constructed concept of disaster. By drawing on a number of weather and climate influenced events of modest size, the authors adroitly describe how societies have altered the environment at our peril, providing a set of powerful cases that should serve as a wake-up call for other communities and states that have valued development above all else and can only attempt to recover from the predictable disasters that result. In an era of climate change, the lessons drawn from this book are increasingly prescient, requiring meaningful policy change in spite of the difficulties of doing so, recognizing that the status quo is unsustainable and will ultimately destroy the very characteristics of the places we call paradise. -- Gavin Smith, North Carolina State University This fascinating and compelling set of case studies documents the relationship between development policies and disasters. The accessible and lucid style of Disasters in Paradise will appeal to readers from a wide range of interests and expertise. -- Linda Whiteford, University of South Florida

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Amanda D. Concha-Holmes is cofounder and codirector of the Institute for the Study of Somatic Communication. Anthony Oliver –Smith is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Florida.

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