Jc Gaillard

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The Invention of Disaster: Power and Knowledge in Discourses on Hazard and VulnerabilityPaperback, 9 January 2023

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Part of Series
Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Chan
Print Length
252 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Routledge
Date Published
9 Jan 2023
ISBN-10
1032162724
ISBN-13
9781032162720

Description

This theoretical contribution argues that the domination of Western knowledge in disaster scholarship has allowed normative policies and practices of disaster risk reduction to be imposed all over the world. It takes a postcolonial approach to unpack why scholars claim that disasters are social constructs while offering little but theories, concepts and methods supposed to be universal in understanding the unique and diverse experiences of millions of people across very different cultures. It further challenges forms of governments inherited from the Enlightenment that have been rolled out as standard and ultimate solutions to reduce the risk of disaster. Ultimately, the book encourages the emergence of a more diverse set of world views/senses and ways of knowing for both studying disasters and informing policy and practice of disaster risk reduction. Such pluralism is essential to better reflect local realities of what disasters actually are around the world.

This book is an essential read for scholars and postgraduate students interested in disaster studies as well as policy-makers and practitioners of disaster risk reduction.

Product Details

Author:
Jc Gaillard
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
9 January 2023
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.45 cm
ISBN-10:
1032162724
ISBN-13:
9781032162720
Language:
English
Location:
Oxford
Pages:
252
Publisher:
Weight:
385.55 gm

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