Service-Learning for Disaster Resilience

Partnerships for Social Good
Herausgeber: Velotti, Lucia; Dunn, Elizabeth A.; Brenner, Rebecca Morgenstern

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Produktbeschreibung

Service-Learning for Disaster Resilience is the first to discuss, in practical and theoretical terms, the pedagogical approach of service-learning to establish partnerships for social good that build disaster resilience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 301g
• ISBN-13: 9781032051819
• ISBN-10: 1032051817
• Artikelnr.: 70343004

Autorenporträt

Lucia Velotti, PhD is Assistant Professor in Emergency Management and Disaster Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Department of Security, Fire and Emergency Management, City University of New York (CUNY). Lucia served as co-lead for the FEMA Higher Education Service-Learning and Leadership Special Interest Group (SIG) and now serves as co-lead for the FEMA Theory and Research in Emergency Management SIG. Her interdisciplinary research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) of Kyoto, Japan and CUNY and focuses on public-private partnerships, network performance and network governance, accountability, disaster subcultures, risk communication, leadership, vertical evacuation, decision-making and spontaneous volunteer management systems. Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner, MPA, is a Senior Lecturer in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University with additional roles as a Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability Faculty Fellow, an Engaged Cornell Faculty Fellow, and a Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies Faculty Associate. Rebecca is co-lead for the FEMA Higher Education Service-Learning and Leadership Special Interest Group. Rebecca's research and practice focus on translating values into practice and policy by working with communities to reduce vulnerability and build resilience including managed retreat and equity, environmental justice, bridging policy with science for flooding and wildfire management, climate change education, environmental policy, energy policy, project management, and disaster communication. Elizabeth A. Dunn, MPH, CPH, serves as an Instructor at the University of South Florida College of Public Health where she teaches a series of service-learning and research courses in disaster management, humanitarian relief, and homeland security. Elizabeth serves as the co-lead for the FEMA Higher Education Service-Learning and Leadership Special Interest Group to provide support for faculty interested in developing courses and events that integrate experiential learning. Her research focuses on mass care and building community resilience with her professional expertise in planning, shelter management, volunteer coordination along with conducting training and exercises and supporting community outreach for vulnerable populations.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction to Service-Learning for Disaster Resilience  2 Supporting
Community Resilience through Service-Learning Experiences for Academics,
Practitioners, and Students  3 Leveraging University Resources for
Community Action  4 Building Community Resilience through Academic and
Practitioner Partnerships  5 Advancing Racial Equity and Social Justice
through Service-Learning  6 Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and
Transdisciplinary Service-Learning Projects to Build Community Resilience 
7 Participatory Action Research and Service-Learning  8 Ethics of Research
and Service-Learning in Disasters  9 Applying Client-Based Service-Learning
to Emergency Management Curricula  10 Scaffolding in an Online
Service-Learning Environment Responsive to Community Challenges  11
Developing a Service-Learning Capstone to Assist Local Government
Resilience and Strategic Planning Efforts  12 The Future of
Service-Learning for Community Resilience