Anthropological Reflections on Crisis and Disaster
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 10293
Special Issue Editor
Interests: aquatic biology; social science research methods; social science theory; world fisheries; human responses to coastal hazards and disasters; fisheries resource management: policy and praxis; ecological
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Our Global Anthropocene community is experiencing historically unprecedented increases in the frequency and severity of disasters and accompanying risks. The very fabric of human societies and cultures is challenged with events that potentially lead to dysfunction and ultimate collapse. Anthropologists responding to such events come from diverse backgrounds—some that are not traditionally labeled “Anthropological”—but all come from the perspective of applying knowledge to mitigate outcomes that degrade the ability of humanity to thrive or even survive. The goal of this Special Issue on Social Science is to encapsulate many of these perspectives in a way that can lead to comprehensive solutions to disaster and risk. Collectively they can provide scientists and practitioners with tools to mitigate disaster and risk outcomes, problem-solving strategies, and models that can be applied across many disciplines and diverse disaster and risk scenarios. Ultimately we cannot totally eliminate or avoid risk and disaster events, but through comprehensive understanding proactively plan for and build disaster resilience before, during and after events occur. We invite scholars and practitioners from all backgrounds to contribute to the potential following areas:
- Quantitative modeling of agent-based human responses to hazards and disasters
- Health and medical responses to disasters, pandemics, social-psychological impacts
- Disaster response training of medical professionals
- Culture loss and tradition impacts of disaster and hazards
- Loss/degradation of community natural resources after disaster
- Climate change impacts on island communities and coastal fisheries
- Impacts of severe weather events on rural communities and economies
- Human responses to nuclear disasters and hazards
- Impacts of water pollution events on community health and survivability
- Culture loss and mass migration due to war, famine, or drought
- Biodiversity loss and impacts on culture and community
- Food and water security - disaster and source pollution.
Other topics can be added based on research interests, with a target goal of at least 18 chapters prepared in bound book format.
Prof. Dr. Christopher Dyer
Guest Editor
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