The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters: Models informed by the global experience 1950-2005

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The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters brings a public health perspective to the literature, reflecting the increasing importance of the field in both disaster preparedness and disaster response. Arguing that a disaster is not only the event but its aftermath as well, the authors apply salient local content to the study of scenarios ranging from the Cuzco, Peru, earthquake of 1950 to the Columbine school shooting, the Oklahoma City bombing, and 9/11. These case studies form the basis for models of vulnerabilities to disasters and population behavior following disasters, illustrating how careful pre-event planning and coordinated post-event response strategies can minimize the initial damage and negative aftereffects. The Causes and Behavioral Consequences of Disasters will further professional discussion and understanding among a wide range of professionals and students across public health, mental health, education, health administration and policy, social work, and the social sciences. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Understanding Disasters....Pages 3-9 Broadening Our Conception of Disasters and Their Consequences....Pages 11-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 The Missing Role of Context: A Conceptual Model....Pages 19-22 The Continuum of Vulnerabilities and Capacities....Pages 23-27 Vulnerabilities and Capacities: Venezuela Floods and Mudslides – December 14–16, 1999....Pages 29-38 Intermittent Stressors and Protectors: Modifiers of Disaster....Pages 39-42 Intermittent Stressors: New York City Subway Fire – December 28, 1990....Pages 43-50 Intermittent Protectors: Cuzco, Peru Earthquake – May 21, 1950....Pages 51-56 Front Matter....Pages 57-57 A Conceptual Model for Understanding Population Behavior After Disasters....Pages 59-63 Stage One: Group Preservation....Pages 65-67 Stage One: Group Preservation Australia Cyclone Rona – February 11–13, 1999....Pages 69-76 Stage Two: Population Preservation and Altruism....Pages 77-79 Stage Two: Population Preservation and Altruism Tajikistan Typhoid Epidemic – September to November 2003....Pages 81-87 Stage Three: Internalizing....Pages 89-91 Stage Three: Internalizing Jefferson County, Colorado US Columbine High School Shooting – April 20, 1999....Pages 93-106 Stage Four: Externalizing....Pages 107-109 Stage Four: Externalizing Oklahoma City, OK, US Bombing – April 19, 1995....Pages 111-122 Stage Five: Renormalization....Pages 123-124 Stage Five: Renormalization South Africa Traffic Accidents – December 23, 1998 and September 22, 1999....Pages 125-130 Front Matter....Pages 131-131 Two Models, One Disaster New York City Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center – September 11, 2001....Pages 133-146 Front Matter....Pages 131-131 Disasters from a Public Health Perspective....Pages 147-151 Back Matter....Pages 153-156