Reframing Disaster Policy: The Global Evolution of Vulnerable Communities
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The Social Construction of Disaster Disaster is widely perceived as an event beyond human control. The capricious hand of fate has moved against unsuspecting human communities, creating massive destruction and despair.[i] The sudden randomness of the event accentuates the cruelty of its effects, as surely the victims would have acted differently, had they known the risk. Other nations and organizations rush humanitarian aid to rebuild damaged communities, but stop short of examining the policies and practices that contributed to the event.
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