Empowerment and Social Justice in the Wake of Disasters

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Empowerment and Social Justice in the Wake of Disasters is written by Sara Bondesson and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1003005276 (ISBN 10) and 9781003005278 (ISBN 13).

"This book taps into discussions about social vulnerability, empowerment, and resistance in relation to disaster relief and recovery. It disentangles tensions and dilemmas within post-disaster empowerment, through a rich ethnographic narrative of the work of Occupy Sandy in Rockaway, New York City, after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It details both a remarkable collaborative relief phase, in which marginalized communities were empowered to take active part, as well as a phase of conflict and resistance that came about as relief turned to long-term recovery. This book will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, political scientists, and urban studies researchers"--