People's response to disasters in the Philippines : vulnerability, capacities and resilience /: vulnerability, capacities and resilience. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: People's response to disasters
• Further Information: Note: J.C. Gaillard.
• Authors: Gaillard, J. C
• Contents: Why did 1, 400 people die in late 2004? -- Does risk perception really matter? -- Vulnerability and livelihoods -- Coping with natural hazards -- Integrating capacities in disaster risk reduction -- Mainstreaming marginalized groups and their capacities -- Overcoming the Mt Pinatubo disaster -- Resilience, marginalization and livelihoods -- Post-disaster resettlement -- Conclusion : towards integrated disaster risk reduction.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.34/809599; Disaster relief -- Social aspects -- Philippines; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Social impact of disasters -- Philippines; Natural disasters -- Philippines; Social impact of environmental issues -- Philippines; Disaster relief -- Social aspects; Social impact of disasters -- Philippines; Natural disasters -- Philippines; Social impact of environmental issues -- Philippines; Society; Philippines; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137484291; 1137484292
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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