People's Response to Disasters in the Philippines

Vulnerability, Capacities, and Resilience
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-48428-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 193 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3747 g

Reihe: Disaster Studies

This book provides a critical perspective on people's response to disasters in the Philippines. It draws upon an array of case studies to discuss people's vulnerability, capacities and resilience in facing a wide range of different hazards.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gaillard, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Naturgewalten & Katastrophen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Folgen von Katastrophen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: People's Response to Disasters PART I: LOOKING FOR THE ROOT CAUSES OF DISASTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES: UNFOLDING PEOPLE'S VULNERABILITY 2. Why did 1,400 People Die in Late 2004? 3. Does Risk Perception Really Matter? 4. Vulnerability and Livelihoods PART II: NO ONE IS A HELPLESS VICTIM! PEOPLE'S CAPACITIES TO FACE HAZARDS AND DISASTERS 5. Coping with Natural Hazards 6. Integrating Capacities in Disaster Risk Reduction 7. Mainstreaming Marginalized Groups and their Capacities PART III: FROM DISASTER TO DEVELOPMENT? 8. Overcoming the Mt Pinatubo Disaster 9. Resilience, Marginalization and Livelihoods 10. Post-disaster Resettlement 11. Conclusion. Towards Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction

Über Autor(innen)

JC Gaillard is Associate Professor at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. His present work focuses on developing participatory tools for disaster risk reduction and in involving marginalized groups in disaster-related activities.