RC39 Sociology of Disasters

Program Coordinators:

Andrea LAMPIS, National University of Colombia, Colombia, alampis@unal.edu.co

Michele COMPANION, University of Colorado, USA, mcompani@uccs.edu


Sessions:


Climate Change and Adaptation

Compensation and Culpability: Regulatory and Legal Challenges of Disasters

Disasters and Health: Response, Recovery and Vulnerability in the Global North and South

Gender and Disasters: The Importance of Incorporating Feminist and Masculinities Lenses

Indigenous, Rural and Traditional Forms of Knowledge: Incorporating Cultural Difference into Discussions of Climate Change, Adaptation, Mitigation, and Cultural Diversity

Lessons Learned: Success, Failures, and Government Accountability in Disaster Mitigation and Response

Local Social Services in Times of Disasters and Crisis

Political Economy of Disasters

Preparedness, Response, and Mitigation

Rural and Community Ties

The Impact of Disasters on Cultural and Livelihood Survival and Material Goods

Urban Vulnerabilities and Resilience

Words Matter: The Impact of Different Stakeholder Understandings of Disaster Concepts on Policy Creation, Enactment, and Local Communities