4165 - Latinas/os and Natural and Social Disasters

Session Submission Type: Paper Session 100min

Description

Latinos/as occupy positions in the U.S. socio-economic and racial hierarchies that leave them subject to physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities. Among these vulnerabilities is that Latinos/as, along with other minorities, are often disproportionately affected by environmental disasters, which inevitably transfer into social disasters and harmful consequences to Latino/a communities. This panel seeks to bring together papers that address Latino/a experiences of natural hazards and the ensuing social disasters, and the implications for the vitality of Latino/a communities.

Sub Unit

• Section on Latina/o Sociology / Latinas/os and Natural and Social Disasters

Session Organizer

• Fernando I. Rivera, University of Central Florida

Presider

• Alfonso R. Latoni, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Individual Presentations

• Climate Risk Before and After Hurricane Maria: The Case of San Juan, Puerto Rico - David Flores, USDA Forest Service

• Institutionalizing Resilience for All? A Study of Resilience Discourse, Action, and Punctured Ideologies - Simone Domingue, University of Colorado-Boulder

• Puerto Rico’s Plight: Framing Collective Action for the Sustainable and Just Recovery Post-Hurricane Maria - Thelma Iris Velez, Ohio State University

Discussant

• Lori Peek, University of Colorado-Boulder