Examining the shifting role of the human in disaster studies
Published in Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society, 2022
This review essay considers the development of the field of disaster studies and specifically examines the myriad ways in which the role of the human has shifted during this development. The essay focuses on four major periods of development within disaster studies, including: the hazard-risk paradigm, the bounded rationality paradigm, the concept of social vulnerability and critiques of social vulnerability.
Recommended citation: Cardwell, J. (2022). Examining the shifting role of the human in disaster studies. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society, 46, 51-55.