However, this explanation does not account for the amount of deaths that took place or why some sorts of people were much more likely to die than others, this is why the Chicago Heat Wave should be categorized as a social disaster. It raises the question of the relative importance of these neighborhoods activities, in the case of the two neighborhoods compared, South Lawndale (Little Village) and North Lawndale. In this case the lively and inviting neighborhood of Little Village is credited with saving its residents lives, while the city gets the blame for the deaths. So the question is should the city of Chicago be blamed for the massive amount of deaths that occurred with this disaster or should they be chalked up as just a casualty of the
However, this explanation does not account for the amount of deaths that took place or why some sorts of people were much more likely to die than others, this is why the Chicago Heat Wave should be categorized as a social disaster. It raises the question of the relative importance of these neighborhoods activities, in the case of the two neighborhoods compared, South Lawndale (Little Village) and North Lawndale. In this case the lively and inviting neighborhood of Little Village is credited with saving its residents lives, while the city gets the blame for the deaths. So the question is should the city of Chicago be blamed for the massive amount of deaths that occurred with this disaster or should they be chalked up as just a casualty of the