Ethnic relations and ethnic conflict in tent city : understanding Andrew's aftermath.

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TextSeries: Preliminary report (International Hurricane Center) ; 9Publication details: Miami, Fla. : Florida International University's Division of Sponsored Research, 1993Description: 12 leavesSubject(s):

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363.3492209759 21

Subject: This paper is based on ethnographic investigations in the tent cities erected by U.S. federal agencies in South Florida shortly after Hurricane Andrew made more than 200,000 people homeless in August, 1992. The South Florida area is noted for its ethnic diversity, its experiences of ethnic conflict and its incidence of ethnic spatial segregation. This paper analyses the nature of ethnic relations in the context of crisis and concludes by raising implications for policy makers

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Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.3492209759 ETH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900036444

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This paper is based on ethnographic investigations in the tent cities erected by U.S. federal agencies in South Florida shortly after Hurricane Andrew made more than 200,000 people homeless in August, 1992. The South Florida area is noted for its ethnic diversity, its experiences of ethnic conflict and its incidence of ethnic spatial segregation. This paper analyses the nature of ethnic relations in the context of crisis and concludes by raising implications for policy makers

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