Index.

Contents:
List of Figures and Tables xi --
Acknowledgments xiii --
List of Acronyms xv --
1 Introduction 1 --
1.1 What Lies Ahead 3 --
1.2 Genesis of Book 4 --
1.3 Book Content 6 --
1.4 Who Should Read This Book? 8 --
Part 1: Setting the Stage: Why Displacement Matters 13 --
2 Concepts and Terminology 15 --
2.1 Crises, Disasters, And Catastrophes 16 --
2.2 Where Does Displacement Fit in the Evacuation Continuum ? 19 --
2.3 What Is A Displaced Person Called and How Is He or She Perceived? 24 --
2.4 Ongoing Challenges and Implications for Policy and Practice 29 --
2.5 In Summary 31 --
3 Displacement and Complex Dilemmas 36 --
3.1 Repeated and Protracted Displacement 37 --
3.2 Back to The Future: A Closer Look at Indigenous Ethnic Groups 40 --
3.3 Transnational Displacement 46 --
3.4 Internal Displacement in The United States 48 --
3.5 Enumeration and Displacement Status 51 --
3.6 Long Term Recovery: The Gray Area 53 --
3.7 In Summary 57 --
4 Vulnerability and Predisposition to Displacement 64 --
4.1 Vulnerability Defined 65 --
4.2 Exposure in Hazard Prone Urbanized Areas 67 --
4.3 Vulnerability Factors: Socioeconomic Dimensions 72 --
4.4 Livelihoods and Capacity 76 --
4.5 Ongoing Challenges of Measurement and Quantification 78 --
4.6 In Summary 79 --
Part 2: Focus on The United States 87 --
5 US Disaster Management: Institutions, Policies, and Challenges 89 --
5.1 Historical Context of US Disaster Management 90 --
5.2 Phases of Emergency / Disaster Management 96 --
5.3 Mitigation: Policies, Programs, Impediments 97 --
5.4 Recovery: Policies, Programs, and Challenges 106 --
5.5 In Summary 115 --
6 Sheltering and Housing: A Major Policy Gap 120 --
6.1 Post Disaster Housing Stages 121 --
6.2 The US Disaster Housing Framework 122 --
6.3 Post Disaster Housing: Concerns and Issues 132 --
6.4 In Summary 139 --
7 Other Dilemmas During Long Term Recovery 144 --
7.1 Housing Status 145 --
7.2 Economic and Employment Status 147 --
7.3 Psychosocial Status 149 --
7.4 Communities and Social Networks 152 --
7.5 In Summary 156 --
Part 3: Displacement, Recovery and Resilience in The Global Community 161 --
8 Catastrophic Disaster: Global Case Studies 163 --
8.1 Africa’s Compounded Disasters 164 --
8.2 Asia Pacific’s Disasters 168 --
8.3 Disasters in The Americas and the Caribbean 180 --
8.4 Cross Cutting Dilemmas 186 --
8.5 In Summary 188 --
9 International Institutional Responses, Recovery, And Displacement 194 --
9.1 International Institutional Responses 194 --
9.2 International Financial Institutions 199 --
9.3 Nongovernmental Organizations 201 --
9.4 Institutional Responses: Paradoxes and Pathologies 202 --
9.5 In Summary 210 --
10 Whole Community Approaches to Displacement: Planning and Policy Challenges and Recommendations 216 --
10.1 The “Whole Community” Concept and Disasters 217 --
10.2 Challenges and Policy Recommendations for Policymakers, Planners, And Emergency Managers 218 --
10.3 Conclusion 231 --
Appendices 237 --
Appendix 1: History of US Disaster Management 1800 - 1979 239 --
Appendix 2: Radiation Exposure and Effects 243 --
Index 244 --

"Displacement has traditionally been conceptualized as a phenomenon that results from conflict or other disruptions in developing or unstable countries. Hurricane Katrina shattered this notion and highlighted the various dilemmas of population displacement in the United States. The dilemmas stem from that of inconsistent terminology and definitions; lack of efforts to quantify displacement risk potential and that factor displacement vulnerability into community plans; lack of understanding of differential needs of "displacees" especially during long-term recovery periods; and policy and institutional responses (or lack thereof) especially as it relates to post-disaster sheltering and housing. Incorporating relevant examples, cases, and policies Esnard and Sapat look at the experience of other countries and how the international community has dealt with hundreds of thousands of individuals who have been forced to leave their homes. Displaced by Disaster addresses such issues from a planning and policy perspective informed by scholarship in disciplines such as emergency management; political science; sociology and anthropology. It is ideal for students and practitioners working in the areas of disaster management, planning, public administration and policy, housing, and the many disciplines connected to disaster issues"-- Provided by publisher.