Cultures of disaster : society and natural hazards in the Philippines /: society and natural hazards in the Philippines. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Greg Bankoff.
• Other Names: Bankoff, Greg
• Contents: 1. 'Vulnerability' as western discourse -- 2. Environment and hazard in Southeast Asia -- 3. A history of hazard in the Philippines -- 4. The 'costs' of hazard in the contemporary Philippines -- 5. The politics of disaster management and relief -- 6. The economics of red tides -- 7. The social order and the El Niño : southern oscillation -- 8. Cultures of disaster.
• Publisher Details: London New York : RoutledgeCurzon
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 232 pages), illustrations, map
• Subjects: 363.34/09599; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; Natural disasters -- Philippines; Natural disasters -- Philippines -- Psychological aspects; Natural disasters -- Social aspects -- Philippines; Natural disasters -- South Asia; Natural disasters -- Philippines; NATURE -- Natural Disasters; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief; Naturkatastrophe; Gesellschaft; Psychologie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General; Philippinen; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0203221893; 9780203221891; 9781135785901; 1135785902
• Related ISBNs: 0700717617; 9780700717613
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-224) and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.