Hurricane Harvey's Aftermath : : Place, Race, and Inequality in Disaster Recovery / / Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, Matthew L. Spialek.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.,; Spialek, Matthew L.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 21 black and white illustrations

Heartbreaking stories from survivors along the Texas Gulf CoastHurricane Harvey was one of the worst American natural disasters in recorded history. It ravaged the Texas Gulf Coast, and left thousands of people homeless in its wake. In Hurricane Harvey’s Aftermath, Kevin M. Fitzpatrick and Matthew L. Spialek offer first-hand accounts from survivors themselves, providing a rare, on-the-ground perspective of natural disaster recovery. Drawing on interviews from more than 350 survivors, the authors trace the experiences of individuals and their communities, both rich and poor, urban and rural, white, Latinx, and Black, and how they navigated the long and difficult road to recovery after Hurricane Harvey. From Corpus Christi to Galveston, they paint a vivid, compelling picture of heartache and destruction, as well as resilience and recovery, as survivors slowly begin rebuilding their lives and their communities. An emotionally provocative read, Hurricane Harvey’s Aftermath provides insight into how ordinary people experience and persevere through a disaster in an age of environmental vulnerability.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- 1. A Hard Rain’s A- Gonna Fall -- 2. Who We Are -- 3. Every Picture Tells a Story -- 4. Anticipation -- 5. Who’ll Stop the Rain? -- 6. After the Storm -- 7. Changes -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Authors