{"product_id":"vulnerability-territory-population-from-critique-to-public-policy-hardback-9781789451061","title":"Vulnerability, Territory, Population; From Critique to Public Policy (Hardback) 9781789451061","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVulnerability, Territory, Population\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Critique to Public Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSamuel Rufat (Edited by), Rufat (Author), Pascale Metzger (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781789451061, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.536 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, the term \"vulnerable\" was applied to \"individuals\" and to \"populations\", \"groups\" and \"countries\" in discussions, laws and regulations; now it applies to all objects in relation to all kinds of threats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHowever, rather than a label for governing people and places, the notion of \"vulnerability\" was expected to become an instrument to tackle the root causes of disasters, poverty and maldevelopment, as well as the inequalities and injustices they bring, whether social, political, economic or environmental. Despite this radical dimension, vulnerability has gradually been incorporated into public policies and international recommendations for global risk and disaster management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is intended for researchers, students, managers and decision makers concerned with the management of not only risks and crises but also climate and environmental change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first part examines the multiple theoretical and conceptual approaches; the second explores vulnerability assessments, using examples from the Global North and Global South; and the third discusses tools, public policies and actions taken to reduce vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel RUFAT and Pascale METZGER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 The Multiple Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to Vulnerability 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Plural Vulnerabilities: Approaches in the Humanities 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSylvia BECERRA and Anne PELTIER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Conceptual Models of Vulnerability or Vulnerabilities 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel RUFAT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Risks, Crises and Ordinary Vulnerability 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePascale METZGER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Vulnerabilities, Risk Governance and the Interplay of Stakeholders 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulien LANGUMIER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Territorial Approaches and Vulnerability Assessments 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Challenge of Measuring and Operationalizing Vulnerabilities 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel RUFAT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Assessing Territorial Vulnerability: Concepts and Methods for an Integrated Approach to Vulnerability 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElise BECK and Jérémy ROBERT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Analyzing the Vulnerability of Networks and Critical Infrastructures 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerge LHOMME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 From the Health Vulnerability of Territories to the Reduction of Health Inequalities 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZoé VAILLANT and Stéphane RICAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 From Tools to Public Policies, Discourses and Actions 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 What Are Vulnerability Maps For? 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel RUFAT and Patrick PIGEON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Measuring Vulnerability: By Whom and for Whose Benefit? The Significance of Participation 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoïc LE DÉ, JC GAILLARD, Louise BAUMANN and Jake Rom CADAG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Vulnerability in a Time of Climate Change and Global Urbanization 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBéatrice QUENAULT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Actors and Discourses of Vulnerability Reduction: From International to Local 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandrine REVET and Pascale METZGER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamuel RUFAT and Pascale METZGER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Authors 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 267\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-ISTE","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52446814339352,"sku":"9781789451061","price":111.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781789451061.jpg?v=1785114510","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/vulnerability-territory-population-from-critique-to-public-policy-hardback-9781789451061","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}