Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster by Julie L. Drolet, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Social workers are increasingly engaged in supporting individuals and communities in long-term disaster recovery. Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster brings together an international team of social work researchers who have investigated the experiences, perspectives, challenges, and complexities indisaster recovery. It features country case studies drawing from field research undertaken in disaster-affected communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, India, Pakistan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, and China. In so doing, the volume provides a comprehensive perspective on the realities ofdisaster recovery and explores key concepts such as resilience, community-based disaster risk reduction, and social and gendered construction of vulnerability and capabilities. Undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in the fields of social work, community development, internationalsocial work, emergency management, and related fields will find the text to be a helpful resource. | Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster by Julie L. Drolet, Paperback | Indigo Chapters