California Desert Communities: Community Science in the Salton Sea
This is a collection of community science in the Salton Sea in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Lithium Valley
This is a collection of Lithium Valley in california Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Infrastructure
This is a collection of infrastructure in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Mural Country
This is a collection of mural country in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Organizations and Agencies
This is a collection of organizations and agencies in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communites: Concepts in Play
This is a collection of concepts in play in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: EcoGovLab in the Field
This is a collection of EcoGovLab in the field in California Desert Communities.
California Desert Communities: Roles and Careers in Comite Civico de Valle
This is a collection on roles and careers in Comite Civico de Valle in California Desert Communities.
Omar Pérez: Submarine Roots, Resisting (un)natural disasters
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I am interested in seeing how social ties and networks have been used to cope with (un)natural disasters. My research focus on places under disasters conditions such as Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria, in which social ties have made the difference between life and death. Furthermore, “natural” disaster has been used to approved austerity measures and unjust policies to impoverished communities like in New Orleans after Katrina. These policies were not new, as they are rooted in structures of power to preserve the status quo. Yet, people have resisted, “through a network of branches, cultures, and geographies” that has stimulated a reflective process of looking within for solutions rather than outside. As often this outside solutions are not only detached from community’s reality but can perpetuate social injustices and inequalities.
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