Module 1 Relationship between Environment
and Disaster
Explain the importance of environment in defining disaster in terms of the relationship
between social work and the environment.
Alston, M., Hazeleger, T., & Hargreaves, D. (2019). Social work and disasters: A handbook for practice.
Routledge.
• Chapter Readings Introduction, pp. 1-11
• Chapter 1: Social work and the environment: An historical view, pp. 13-22
• Chapter 2: Global policy contexts, pp. 23-40
• Chapter 3: Providing conceptual clarity, pp. 41-58
• Chapter 4: Theories of social work and the environment, pp. 59-78
