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dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Dean A.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Trenton A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-21T15:11:42Z
dc.date.available2022-02-21T15:11:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifierONIX_20220221_9780262349598_77
dc.identifier.urihttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78557
dc.description.abstractIdentifying a new approach to disaster response: spontaneous, compassionate, and impromptu actions to alleviate suffering. In Spontaneous Venturing, Dean Shepherd and Trenton Williams identify and describe a new approach for responding to disaster and suffering: the local organizing of spontaneous, compassionate, and impromptu actions—the rapid emergence of a compassionate venture. This approach, termed by the authors “spontaneous venturing,” can be more effective than the traditional “command-and-control” methods of large disaster relief organizations. It can customize and target resources and deliver them quickly, helping victims almost immediately. For example, during the catastrophic 2009 bushfires in Victoria, Australia—the focal disaster for the book—residents organized an impromptu relief center that collected and distributed urgently needed goods without red tape. Special bonds and friendships formed among the volunteers and victims; some were both volunteer and victim. Many victims were able to mobilize resources despite considerable personal losses. Shepherd and Williams describe the lasting impact of disaster and tell the stories of Victoria residents who organized in the aftermath of the bushfires. They consider the limitations of traditional disaster relief efforts and explain that when victims take action to help others, they develop behavioral, emotional, and assumptive resilience; venturing leads to social interaction, community connections, and other positive outcomes. Finally, they explore spontaneous venturing in a less-developed country, investigating the activities of Haitians after the devastating 2010 earthquake. The lesson for communities hit by disaster: find opportunities for compassionate action.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe MIT Press
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare & social services::JKSR Aid & relief programmes
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management::KJH Entrepreneurship
dc.subject.othernatural disaster
dc.subject.otherdisaster recovery
dc.subject.otherentrepreneurship
dc.subject.otherBlack Saturday
dc.subject.otherAustralia
dc.subject.otherfire
dc.subject.otherHaiti
dc.subject.otherearthquake
dc.subject.otherresilience
dc.subject.otherbricolage
dc.titleSpontaneous Venturing
dc.title.alternativeAn Entrepreneurial Approach to Alleviating Suffering in the Aftermath of a Disaster
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.7551/mitpress/11470.001.0001
oapen.relation.isPublishedByae0cf962-f685-4933-93d1-916defa5123d
oapen.relation.isbn9780262349598
oapen.relation.isbn9780262038874
oapen.imprintThe MIT Press
oapen.pages248
oapen.place.publicationCambridge


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