The late Natural Hazards Center Co-Director Mary Fran Myers inspired and mentored many hazards researchers over the years and her legacy continues to reverberate—most recently with the August release of Social Vulnerability to Disaster by CRC Press.
More than a dozen authors donated their time to create the book, which will benefit the Mary Fran Myers Scholarship fund. The scholarship recognizes outstanding individuals who share Myers' commitment to disaster research and practice and have the potential to make a lasting contribution to reducing disaster vulnerability. All royalties from the book will be donated to the fund.
The book promises to make its own lasting contribution by focusing on the social construction of disasters and ways to reduce social vulnerability. Edited by Brenda Phillips, Deborah Thomas, Alice Fothergill, and Lynn Blinn-Pike, the book contains chapters on new ideas for practitioners, promoting empowerment, vulnerability and sustainable development, and numerous other topics.
For more information and to order online (online orders receive free shipping) visit the CRC Press site.