Simpson explores how both memory and forgetting are central to what happens after disasters.
Baez Ullberg presents examples of disaster recovery scenarios from Argentina and Sweden.
Colten and Grismore examine the Amite River flood in August 2016 against the backdrop of collective flood memory and public policy.
LaRocco examines how the San people of Botswana use memory as a form of claim-making to contest their marginal position.
Sutherland explores the practice of controlled burning in Canadian national parks.
Fredriksson et al. discuss the relationship between flood risk management and collective memory.
This volume explores the potential contribution memory studies can make to policymaking, in particular on conservation and disaster resilience.
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