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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.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Looking for the Root Causes of Disasters in the Philippines: Unfolding People’s Vulnerability
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No One Is a Helpless Victim! People’s Capacities to Face Hazards and Disasters
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From Disaster to Development? People’s Resilience in the Aftermath of Disaster
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Back Matter
About the author
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: People’s Response to Disasters in the Philippines
Book Subtitle: Vulnerability, Capacities, and Resilience
Authors: J. C. Gaillard
Series Title: Disaster Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137484291
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: JC Gaillard 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-48428-4Published: 17 February 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-50345-2Published: 17 February 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-48429-1Published: 18 February 2015
Series ISSN: 2945-753X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7548
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 193
Topics: Asian Culture, Sociology, general, Environmental Sociology, Human Geography, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Natural Hazards