Community Wildfire Events as a Source of Social Conflict

Autor/inn/en	Carroll, Matthew S.; Higgins, Lorie L.; Cohn, Patricia J.; Burchfield, James
Titel	Community Wildfire Events as a Source of Social Conflict
Quelle	In: Rural Sociology, 71 (2006) 2, S.261-280 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-0112
Schlagwörter	Natural Disasters; Conflict; Interaction; Case Studies; Problem Solving; Fire Protection; Rural Sociology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Konflikt; Interaktion; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Problemlösen; Brandbekämpfung; Agrarsoziologie
Abstract	The literature notes that natural disasters, including wildfires, that damage human settlements often have the short-term effect of "bringing people together." Less recognized is the fact that such events can also generate social conflict at the local level. This study examines the specific sources of such social conflict during and after community wildfire events. Examining qualitative data generated from six case studies of wildfires in the American West, we suggest that integrating the theories of Weber, Giddens, and Habermas with community interaction theory provides a context for understanding such conflict. Rationalized forms of interaction and problem solving imposed by extra-local organizations during and after wildfire events are often resisted by local actors who are also inhibited from acting due to local capacity limitations. Thus, conflict occurs when social relations are disembedded by non-local entities, and there is a perceived loss of local agency. (Contains 2 tables and 1 footnote.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10