Rachel Shannon
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1406411 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rachel Shannon |
| NOMBRES | Rachel |
| APELLIDO | Shannon |
| FIRMA | SHANNON R |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Ulster |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4191-5410 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 23 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Looking again at troubled families
The ‘ T roubled F amilies’ policy and intervention agenda is based on a deficit approach that tends to ignore the role of structural disadvantage in the lives of the families it targets. In an effort to support this rhetoric, both quantitative and qualitative data have been used, and misused, to create a representation of these families, which emphasizes risk and individual blame and minimizes societal factors. This current paper presents finding…
Social dimensions of science-humanitarian collaboration
This paper contains a critical exploration of the social dimensions of the science-humanitarian relationship. Drawing on literature on the social role of science and on the social dimensions of humanitarian practice, it analyses a science-humanitarian partnership for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, an area threatened by tsunamigenic earthquakes. The paper draws on findings from case study research that was conducted b…
Culture and disaster risk reduction
The value of physical science in mitigating the effects of environmental hazards is well acknowledged. Less acknowledged are the cultural influences affecting adoption of disaster risk reduction strategies, that is what influence 'culture' has upon hazard and risk. This paper explores the need to consider 'culture' within disaster risk reduction and cross disciplinary boundaries through four key questions: (a) How relevant is 'culture' to disaste…
The Bengkulu premonition
Knowledge, coping strategies, and expertise that have accumulated within indigenous communities in response to repeated hazard events, are an important part of disaster risk reduction. There is a tendency, however, for indigenous societies to be treated as if they are separate from and contrast sharply with modern industrial societies. Increasingly, globalisation means local cultures are produced through the inter-relationship of local traditions…
Culture and disaster risk reduction
The value of physical science in mitigating the effects of environmental hazards is well acknowledged. Less acknowledged are the cultural influences affecting adoption of disaster risk reduction strategies, that is what influence 'culture' has upon hazard and risk. This paper explores the need to consider 'culture' within disaster risk reduction and cross disciplinary boundaries through four key questions: (a) How relevant is 'culture' to disaste…
Looking again at troubled families
The ‘ T roubled F amilies’ policy and intervention agenda is based on a deficit approach that tends to ignore the role of structural disadvantage in the lives of the families it targets. In an effort to support this rhetoric, both quantitative and qualitative data have been used, and misused, to create a representation of these families, which emphasizes risk and individual blame and minimizes societal factors. This current paper presents finding…
The Bengkulu premonition
Knowledge, coping strategies, and expertise that have accumulated within indigenous communities in response to repeated hazard events, are an important part of disaster risk reduction. There is a tendency, however, for indigenous societies to be treated as if they are separate from and contrast sharply with modern industrial societies. Increasingly, globalisation means local cultures are produced through the inter-relationship of local traditions…
The Bengkulu premonition
Knowledge, coping strategies, and expertise that have accumulated within indigenous communities in response to repeated hazard events, are an important part of disaster risk reduction. There is a tendency, however, for indigenous societies to be treated as if they are separate from and contrast sharply with modern industrial societies. Increasingly, globalisation means local cultures are produced through the inter-relationship of local traditions…
Culture and disaster risk reduction
The value of physical science in mitigating the effects of environmental hazards is well acknowledged. Less acknowledged are the cultural influences affecting adoption of disaster risk reduction strategies, that is what influence 'culture' has upon hazard and risk. This paper explores the need to consider 'culture' within disaster risk reduction and cross disciplinary boundaries through four key questions: (a) How relevant is 'culture' to disaste…
Social dimensions of science-humanitarian collaboration
This paper contains a critical exploration of the social dimensions of the science-humanitarian relationship. Drawing on literature on the social role of science and on the social dimensions of humanitarian practice, it analyses a science-humanitarian partnership for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, an area threatened by tsunamigenic earthquakes. The paper draws on findings from case study research that was conducted b…
Looking again at troubled families
The ‘ T roubled F amilies’ policy and intervention agenda is based on a deficit approach that tends to ignore the role of structural disadvantage in the lives of the families it targets. In an effort to support this rhetoric, both quantitative and qualitative data have been used, and misused, to create a representation of these families, which emphasizes risk and individual blame and minimizes societal factors. This current paper presents finding…
Disaster Management and Resilience (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Disaster risk reduction (2 obras) · Geography (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras) · Anthropology (1 obra) · Blame (1 obra) · Child Abuse and Trauma (1 obra) · Child Welfare and Adoption (1 obra) · Context (archaeology (1 obra)