ABSTRACT
This book represents a major shift in hazards research and practice. The shift results from numerous long-term obstacles being directly and persistently confronted over many decades by a dedicated and growing cadre of hazard researchers and practitioners, and a recognition, particularly in the post-Hurricane Katrina landscape, that we are not learning from experience. This group, including many of the authors of this volume, represents the social science core of researchers who have progressed the field so that gender, race, class, and other social elements are valued as part of the vulnerability equation equally with physical characteristics of vulnerability. Their work has laid a strong foundation to transform the practice of disaster management, informing the new ideas that are included in chapter sections. To illustrate the benefits of such an integration of social and
15.1 Chapter Purpose .................................................................................................................. 345 15.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................................346 15.3 Introduction .........................................................................................................................346 15.4 Using Social Science Concepts and Tools to Reduce Vulnerability ...................................346 15.5 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities ......................................................................................... 350
15.5.1 Guiding Principles .................................................................................................. 350 15.5.2 Sensitivity to Power Relations ................................................................................. 351 15.5.3 Transforming Practice through Professionalization ............................................... 352 15.5.4 Integrating At-Risk Populations into Emergency Management Workplaces.......... 352
15.6 Warning/Evacuation/Response ........................................................................................... 353 15.6.1 Know Your Community .......................................................................................... 354 15.6.2 Warnings ................................................................................................................. 355 15.6.3 Evacuation ............................................................................................................... 358 15.6.4 Response ................................................................................................................. 359
15.7 Protective Action during Response .....................................................................................360 15.8 Recovery .............................................................................................................................360 15.9 Challenges and Recommendations for the Use of Social Science Concepts and Tools ..... 361
15.9.1 Social and Physical Science Research .................................................................... 361 15.9.2 Social Science Research and Emergency Management Practice ............................ 362
15.10 Summary ............................................................................................................................. 363 15.11 Discussion Questions .......................................................................................................... 363 References ......................................................................................................................................364 Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 365
physical science with disaster management, this chapter describes concepts, strategies, and useful tools that are and can be used for immediate practical application.
