Superstorm Sandy: The Inevitable Destruction and Reconstruction of the Jersey Shore

Author:   Diane C. Bates
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
ISBN:  

9780813573403


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   18 January 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Diane C. Bates
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780813573403


ISBN 10:   0813573408
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   18 January 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents List of Images and Captions Preface and Acknowledgments Prologue:  Down the Shore, (Not) Everything’s Alright                                                                     Chapter 1:  The Inevitable Sandy                                                                    Chapter 2:  The Shore of Memories                                                                            Chapter 3:  Shore Resorts                                                                                            Chapter 4: The Suburban Shore                                                                                  Chapter 5:  Government, Bureaucracy, and Technical Fixes                                      Chapter 6: Restoring Security at the Shore                                                                  Notes References                                                                                                                   Index

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<i>Superstorm Sandy</i> provides a vivid description and wide-ranging explanation of that huge storm's impact on Americans. It is a 'must read' as we prepare for future storms in coastal America. --Tom Rudel Rutgers University


The Trouble with Sandy: An Interview with Diane C. Bates [http: //goo.gl/KIiBbm]--TCNJ magazine In examining the roots of New Jersey's storm response, Bates tracks historical data sets, including ethnic migrations and the rise of casinos, to provide a framework for the community-level response to Sandy. The result is a comprehensive view of the entire state from its foundation to the modern day. While the book is useful as an examination of the roots of the federal, state, and local reaction to Sandy, it could almost stand alone as a quick socioeconomic history of the entire state of New Jersey ... Highly recommended for policymakers, local governments, and active citizens working in any disaster-prone coastal area. --Foreword Reviews Bates has written a comprehensive analysis of the New Jersey shore and the impact of Superstorm Sandy ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. --CHOICE Bates' work offers a critical intervention in the burgeoning and evolving field of disaster studies, convincingly advocating for a sociological investigation into the relationship between environmental forces and human agency. --New Jersey Studies Superstorm Sandy provides a vivid description and wide-ranging explanation of that huge storm's impact on Americans. It is a 'must read' as we prepare for future storms in coastal America. --Tom Rudel Rutgers University An engaging, well-crafted addition to the literature on the sociology of disasters in the face of climate change, Superstorm Sandy provides an impressively clear exploration of the events surrounding the hurricane. Readers can feel themselves walking down the boardwalk alongside the author and worrying alongside the residents. --Kari Marie Norgaard author of Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life


Superstorm Sandy provides a vivid description and wide-rangingexplanation of that huge storm s impact on Americans. It is a must read as we preparefor future storms in coastal America. --Tom Rudel Rutgers University


An engaging, well-crafted addition to the literature on the sociology of disasters in the face of climate change, Superstorm Sandy provides an impressively clear exploration of the events surrounding the hurricane. Readers can feel themselves walking down the boardwalk alongside the author and worrying alongside the residents. --Kari Marie Norgaard author of Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life (02/17/2015)


In examining the roots of New Jersey's storm response, Bates tracks historical data sets, including ethnic migrations and the rise of casinos, to provide a framework for the community-level response to Sandy. The result is a comprehensive view of the entire state from its foundation to the modern day. While the book is useful as an examination of the roots of the federal, state, and local reaction to Sandy, it could almost stand alone as a quick socioeconomic history of the entire state of New Jersey ... Highly recommended for policymakers, local governments, and active citizens working in any disaster-prone coastal area. --Foreword Reviews Bates has written a comprehensive analysis of the New Jersey shore and the impact of Superstorm Sandy ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. --CHOICE The Trouble with Sandy: An Interview with Diane C. Bates [http: //goo.gl/KIiBbm]--TCNJ magazine Bates' work offers a critical intervention in the burgeoning and evolving field of disaster studies, convincingly advocating for a sociological investigation into the relationship between environmental forces and human agency. --New Jersey Studies Superstorm Sandy provides a vivid description and wide-ranging explanation of that huge storm's impact on Americans. It is a 'must read' as we prepare for future storms in coastal America. --Tom Rudel Rutgers University An engaging, well-crafted addition to the literature on the sociology of disasters in the face of climate change, Superstorm Sandy provides an impressively clear exploration of the events surrounding the hurricane. Readers can feel themselves walking down the boardwalk alongside the author and worrying alongside the residents. --Kari Marie Norgaard author of Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life


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DIANE C. BATES is a professor of sociology at the College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey.

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