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PublisherUniversity Press of America, Incorporated

ISBN-100761859780

ISBN-139780761859789

eBay Product ID (ePID)154395737

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Number of Pages332 Pages

Publication NameBlack Beaches and Bayous : the Bp Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Public Policy / General, Disasters & Disaster Relief

TypeTextbook

AuthorAshraf Esmail

Subject AreaNature, Political Science, Social Science, Science

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight17.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-944508

ReviewsThe solid research presented in Black Beaches and Bayous not only helps us understand the dynamics of 'na-tech' disasters, but more importantly, it can help us prepare for what inevitably will be the next one., When ecological disasters or catastrophes occur, like those of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Deepwater Horizon explosion, everyday people are left to question how their actions or inactions helped to facilitate the problem. In the case of the BP oil spill, the authors of this text have astutely drawn connections between the norms of oil use, the risks associated with technological progress, how disasters of this magnitude change the rules of everyday life, and how catastrophes of this nature have both regional and global ramifications. Clearly, social scientists and social actors have been in need of a book of this depth and breadth. This text provides members of society with tools to deconstruct socio-ecological events and to consider avenues for resistance and change-a way to have agency in the face of social institutions (like corporations) that they would otherwise feel defenseless against., When ecological disasters or catastrophes occur, like those of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Deepwater Horizon explosion, everyday people are left to question how their actions or inactions helped to facilitate the problem. In the case of the BP oil spill, the authors of this text have astutely drawn connections between the norms of oil use, the risks associated with technological progress, how disasters of this magnitude change the rules of everyday life, and how catastrophes of this nature have both regional and global ramifications. Clearly, social scientists and social actors have been in need of a book of this depth and breadth. This text provides members of society with tools to deconstruct socio-ecological events and to consider avenues for resistance and changee"a way to have agency in the face of social institutions (like corporations) that they would otherwise feel defenseless against., The solid research presented in Black Beaches and Bayous not only helps us understand the dynamics of e~na-teche(tm) disasters, but more importantly, it can help us prepare for what inevitably will be the next one., When ecological disasters or catastrophes occur, like those of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Deepwater Horizon explosion, everyday people are left to question how their actions or inactions helped to facilitate the problem. In the case of the BP oil spill, the authors of this text have astutely drawn connections between the norms of oil use, the risks associated with technological progress, how disasters of this magnitude change the rules of everyday life, and how catastrophes of this nature have both regional and global ramifications. Clearly, social scientists and social actors have been in need of a book of this depth and breadth. This text provides members of society with tools to deconstruct socio-ecological events and to consider avenues for resistance and change--a way to have agency in the face of social institutions (like corporations) that they would otherwise feel defenseless against.

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal363.7382

Table Of ContentFigures Tables Foreword by Dr. George L. Amedee Preface by Dr. Lisa A. Eargle and Dr. Ashraf M. Esmail Acknowledgments Chapter One--The U.S. Oil Industry's Safety Record and the Need For More Domestic Oil Production Jude Clemente Chapter Two--Applying Technological Disaster Process Models to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster Lisa A. Eargle, Ashraf M. Esmail, Jas M. Sullivan, and Shyamal K. Das Chapter Three--Beyond Petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico: The Characteristics and Consequences of Catastrophe John Barnshaw and Lynn Letukas Chapter Four--Corporate Catastrophes from UC Bhopal to BP Deepwater Horizon: Continuities in Causation, Corporate Negligence, and Crisis Management Tomás Mac Sheoin and Stephen Zavestoski Chapter Five--The Effects of Oil Spills on Ecological Systems Jeffrey R. Wozniak Chapter Six--The Gulf Oil Spill, Ecological Debt, and Environmental Justice in Louisiana: Lessons From Sociology Timothy J. Haney Chapter Seven--A New Geography of Trouble Daina Cheyenne Harvey Chapter Eight--Ecological Identity and Disaster Recovery in an Oil-Stained Landscape: Current and Future Policy Implications DeMond Shondell Miller, Jason David Rivera, and Brandon Eric Fleming Chapter Nine--The Crude Awakening: Gulf Coast Residents Reflect on the BP Oil Spill and the 2010 Hurricane Season Michelle Meyer Lueck and Lori Peek Chapter Ten--The Ninety-Day Storm: Mississippi Community Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Jason S. Gordon and A. E. Luloff Chapter Eleven--Disaster Vulnerability: The Differential Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster Among Alabama's Gulf Coast Residents James Hawdon and John Ryan Chapter Twelve--Disaster Phases, Structural Vulnerability and Crime Kelly Frailing and Dee Wood Harper Chapter Thirteen--Hazard, Outrage and Locality: An Analysis of Two Oil Spills Amanda K. Goddard, Kenneth A. Lachlan and Patric R. Spence Chapter Fourteen--Resisting Corporatism: Citizens Fight Back Against the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster Stan C. Weeber Chapter Fifteen--Disaster Distrust: Risk Assessment, Citizen Science and Technolegal Debates in the BP Oil Spill Sabrina McCormick Chapter Sixteen--The President, the News, and the Oil Spill: An Examination of National and State Newspapers' Framing of Obama and His Administration's Response to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill Jas M. Sullivan and Meghan S. Sanders Editors Contributors

SynopsisBlack Beaches and Bayous: The BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster provides a multidisciplinary, international perspective on one of the major disaster events within the United States during the last ten years. Scholars from various disciplines including sociology, political science, ecology, psychology, and criminal justice investigate the different components and issues associated with this event. The contributors address topics such as the social and historical context of fossil fuel use, steps within the technological disaster process, and similarities and differences between this disaster and other technological disasters. They also discuss the social and psychological impacts on Gulf Coast residents, the transformation of natural ecological systems, changes in risk assessment, and media portrayals of the Obama administration and its response to this disaster., 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.

LC Classification NumberTD427.P4B59 2012