Disasters and life in anticipation of slow calamity perspectives from the Colombian Andes / Reidar Staupe-Delgado.

Contents Introduction : life in anticipation of slow calamity -- Aponte : political, geographical and community context -- The phenomenon : the natural hazard and its characteristics : some reflections -- Making sense of the hazard : interpretations of the phenomenon -- Living with a slow calamity : disruption and continuity in the face of creeping destruction -- The ancestral land : territory, community and resettlement -- Living in anticipation of impending calamity : towards an analytical notion -- Concluding reflections.
Abstract "The book provides insights into community narratives concerning life in the face of creeping calamities through a case study from the Colombian Andes. It sets out to make sense of the lived experience of disasters that are slowly unfolding as well disasters that have not yet occurred. The inter-disciplinary blend of practice-oriented and conceptual reflections will appeal to academics in postgraduate and postdoctoral research in social sciences, specifically, disaster research, geography, and research fields centred on natural hazards and disasters"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Staupe-Delgado, Reidar. Disasters and life in anticipation of slow calamity Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780367255084
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LCCN 2021017558
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ISBN9780429288135 (ebook)
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