Reviews for Response To Disaster

The average rating for Response To Disaster based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-03-22 00:00:00 Curtis Johnson This book is only going to be interesting to academic sociologists. That is, it is only relevant to people who are keenly interested in academic details and are willing to put up with atrocious academic-speak, including constant use of jargon and passive voice. I read this as a companion to "popular" books on disaster survival, such as Laurence Gonzales's "Deep Survival" and Amanda Ripley's "The Unthinkable." But this book is very different. Fischer writes to debunk the "disaster mythology" that claims society falls apart in disasters, with widespread looting, disorder and social chaos. He does a good job debunking it. But wow, is this book boring and poorly written. If you can stand that, and are looking for statistical proof that people usually behave better, rather than worse, during disasters (other that certain cultures), you can find it here..

Review # 2 was written on 2014-10-14 00:00:00 John Thompson 808.06607 L295 2008