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Black beaches and bayous : the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster.
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ISBN: 0761859799 9780761859796 9780761859789 0761859780 Year: 2012 Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc.,

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This book discusses one of the major U.S. disaster events within the past ten years. Scholars from various backgrounds address topics including the social and psychological impacts on Gulf Coast residents, the transformation of natural ecological systems, and media portrayals of the Obama administration and its response to this disaster.


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Savage sand and surf : the Hurricane Sandy disaster
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ISBN: 0761865454 Year: 2015 Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc.,

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A multi-faceted examination into one of the most recent natural disasters in the United States. Scholars from multiple disciplines address a wide range of important aspects of this event, including unique meteorological and social impacts of Sandy, Sandy's intersection with vulnerable social groups in society, and society institutions' adaptations to the disaster. Also, different theoretical models of disasters are explored and applied to better understand and prepare for similar events in the future. -- cover


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Gun violence in American society : crime, justice and public policy
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ISBN: 0761867058 Year: 2016 Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc.,

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This book provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary investigation into one of society's major social, public health and political concerns-death, injury, and destruction from the use of firearms.Contributors employ a variety of theoretical, methodological, and data analysis frameworks to address different gun violence issues.

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