Disasters and history : the vulnerability and resilience of past societies /
Disasters and history : the vulnerability and resilience of past societies /
Vulnerability and resilience of past societies
Bas van Bavel, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands ; Daniel R Curtis, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ; Jessica Dijkman, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands ; Matthew Hannaford, University of Lincoln ; Maïka De Keyzer, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium ; Eline van Onacker, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium ; Tim Soens, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 'disaster studies' to history, showing how we can use history to better understand how societies deal with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. Despite growing recognition of the importance of historical depth by scholars investigating disasters, the temporal dimensions of disasters have been underexploited up to now. Moreover, the historical record sometimes enables us to make a long-term reconstruction of the social, economic and cultural effects of hazards and shocks simply not possible in contemporary disaster studies material. We can therefore use 'the past' as a laboratory to test hypotheses of relevance to the present in a careful way. History lends itself towards this end because of the opportunity it offers to identify distinct and divergent social and environmental patterns and trajectories. We can compare the drivers and constraints of societal responses to shocks spatially and chronologically, and therefore enrich our understanding of responses to stress today"--
9781108477178 9781108702119
2020021605
Emergency management--Research.
Disasters--History.
Natural disasters--Research.
Hazard mitigation--Research.
HV 551.2 / D57 2020
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 'disaster studies' to history, showing how we can use history to better understand how societies deal with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. Despite growing recognition of the importance of historical depth by scholars investigating disasters, the temporal dimensions of disasters have been underexploited up to now. Moreover, the historical record sometimes enables us to make a long-term reconstruction of the social, economic and cultural effects of hazards and shocks simply not possible in contemporary disaster studies material. We can therefore use 'the past' as a laboratory to test hypotheses of relevance to the present in a careful way. History lends itself towards this end because of the opportunity it offers to identify distinct and divergent social and environmental patterns and trajectories. We can compare the drivers and constraints of societal responses to shocks spatially and chronologically, and therefore enrich our understanding of responses to stress today"--
9781108477178 9781108702119
2020021605
Emergency management--Research.
Disasters--History.
Natural disasters--Research.
Hazard mitigation--Research.
HV 551.2 / D57 2020