Heat wave: a social autopsy of disaster in Chicago

Prologue : the urban inferno

Introduction : the city of extremes

Dying alone : the social production of isolation

Race, place, and vulnerability : urban neighborhoods and the ecology of support

The state of disaster : city services in the empowerment era

Governing by public relations

The spectacular city : new organizations and the representation of catastrophe

Conclusion : emerging dangers in the urban environment

Epilogue : together in the end.

Acknowledgments

Prologue : Urban inferno

Introduction : City of extremes

Dying alone : the social production of isolation

Race, place, and vulnerability : urban neighborhoods and the ecology of support

State of disaster : city services in the empowerment era

Governing by public relations

Spectacular city : news organizations and the representation of catastrophe

Emerging dangers in the urban environment

Together in the end.