Disasters and Changes in Society and Politics

Giuseppe Forino is Lecturer of Planning at the University of Salford.

“This book questions conventional understandings of post-disaster action. Focusing on the Italian case, it offers a refreshing and very timely insight into the people’s dealings with the aftermath of disasters, which are often in gross contrast to Disaster Risk Reduction policies and intervention.” Fred Krüger, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Introduction – An Overview of the Book: Beyond Conventional Approaches to Disaster Recovery - Giuseppe ForinoPart 1: Making Sense of Post-disaster Changes in Society and Space1. Risk Perception, Climate Change and Disasters of the Alpine Environments: The Mont de La Saxe Landslide - Elisabetta Dall’Ò2. The Isolation of the Island: The Social Impasse in Ischia after the Earthquake and Tourism Crises (2017–22) - Giovanni Gugg3. The Permanent Red Zone: An Ethnography of Spatial Practices in the Areas of the Italian Central Apennines Affected by Earthquakes (2016–17) - Enrico Mariani4. Adaptive Disaster Memories: Voices from the Post-earthquake Irpinia (23 November 1980) - Gabriele Ivo MoscaritoloPart 2: Post-disaster Politics5. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Ladder of Power: Local Politics and Society in Italy - Pietro Saitta6. Afar from Vesuvius but Still at Risk: The Unstoppable Urbanization of the Naples Volcano’s Yellow Zone - Giovanni Gugg7. Local Communities as Strangers In-between: The Paradigm of Aleatory Politics in Post-earthquake Central Italy (2016–17) - Francesco Danesi della SalaPart 3: Disasters and Conflicting Knowledges8. Under the Smart City Paradigm: The Social and Spatial Transformation of L’Aquila City Centre - Isabella Tomassi9. Expertise Versus Aspiration: Ethnography of Post-earthquake Reconstruction in Emilia (Italy) - Silvia Pitzalis10. Local and Professional Knowledge in Post-disaster Reconstruction: Overlaps and Differences in Maierato(Calabria, Southern Italy) - Francesco De Pascale and Loredana AntronicoPart 4: Organizations Adapting to Post-disaster Changes11. Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Distance Learning Experience of the University of Milan-Bicocca - Sara Zizzari and Brunella Fiore12. The National and Local Dimension of the Italian Civil Protection System: Evolution and Implementation of DRR Policies - Monia Del Pinto, Ksenia Chmutina, Lee Bosher and Garyfalia (Falli) Palaiologou13. When the Unexpected Becomes Frequent - Mattia Bertin14. Conclusions: The ‘Italian Case’ from a Global Disaster Perspective - Giuseppe Forino