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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Waldron-Moore, Pamela, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books [2024]
Edición:First edition
Colección:Catastrophes in context ; Volume 7.
Materias:
Knowledge economy > Developing countries.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > Developing countries.
Natural disasters > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Natural disasters > Planning > Developing countries.
African diaspora.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009791991706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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