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Purpose
This paper is a critique of Western modernity and the problems and promises of postmodernism in (re)liberating disaster studies. It criticizes metanarratives and grand theories of Western discourses to advance postmodern discourses in disaster studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper outlines a conceptual domain through which approa...
Au cours de la pandémie de Covid-19, le terme « vulnérable » a été appliqué aux « individus », « populations », « groupes » ou « pays », y compris dans les lois et les règlements. Plutôt qu’une étiquette pour gouverner les personnes et les territoires, la notion de vulnérabilité devait permettre de s’attaquer aux causes profondes des crises, à la p...
Alternatives for sustained disaster risk reduction’ was published in 2010 by Francophone and Anglophone researchers as a critique on the way disasters were studied and disaster risk reduction handled in the Francophone sphere. The authors criticized the dominant Francophone approach for being heavily hazard-centred and called for more emphasis on v...
The text offers a comprehensive and unique perspective on disaster risk associated with natural hazards. It covers a wide range of topics, reflecting the most recent debates but also older and pioneering discussions in the academic field of disaster studies as well as in the policy and practical areas of disaster risk reduction. This book will be o...
Research Participatory mapping 2.0: new ways for children's participation in disaster risk reduction
Research Participatory mapping 2.0: new ways for children's participation in disaster risk reduction
This article constitutes an effort towards providing an academic overview and grounding for the concept of capacities in the context of disaster studies and disaster risk reduction. Capacities refer to the set of diverse knowledge, skills and resources people can claim, access and resort to in dealing with hazards and disasters. They are both an in...
The world’s population is increasingly urban with more than half the global population already living in cities. The urban population is particularly affected by increasing temperatures because of the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Increasing temperatures cause heat stress in people, even when not directly exposed to heat, since the outdoor meteor...
This study provides insights on the impacts of both large and small-scale floods in the education sector of Metro Manila, Philippines and how they may contribute in Global Leaning Crisis. It highlights the impacts of small-scale floods which are often unrecognised as they fail to meet the very definition of disaster with the widest global consensus...
Studies of recent volcanic crises have revealed that official evacuation and contingency plans are often not followed by communities at risk. This is primarily attributable to a lack of long-term coordination and planning among concerned stakeholders, and in particular, a lack of participation of local populations in disaster risk reduction (DRR)....
This article discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of quantitative participatory methods and participatory numbers for integrating locals’ and outsiders’ knowledge, as well as actions from the bottom-up and top-down, in development. It places emphasis on the contribution of quantitative participatory methods and partici...
In terms of meteorological prediction, it is broadly recognized that meteorological forecasts based on both local knowledge and science have strengths and weaknesses. It is also argued that actions taken by farmers in response to the meteorological information they receive are influenced by a range of factors or constraints. These constraints often...
The ethnic minority groups are among the sectors of the society who are permanently threatened by higher risk of disasters. The basis of such claim is the disproportionate negative impacts of both major and minor disasters. There is thus a pressing need to integrate ethnic minority groups in disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, within the scient...
This research paper presents the outcomes of the Work Package 5
(Socio-economical Vulnerability Assessment and Community-Based Disaster
Risk Reduction) of the MIAVITA Research Program (MItigate and Assess
risk from Volcanic Impact on Terrain and human Activities) conducted in
Fogo Volcano, Cape-Verde. The study lasted for almost 3 yr (May
2010-Janu...
Integrating scientific and local knowledge within disaster risk reduction (DRR) using methods that encourage knowledge exchange and two‐way dialogue is a difficult yet important task. This article shows how participatory mapping can help in fostering integrative DRR through the involvement of a large range of stakeholders. It draws on a project con...
Victims of disasters are disproportionately drawn from the marginalized segments of society. Disaster victims are marginalized geographically because they live in hazardous places, socially because they are members of minority groups, economically because they are poor, and marginalized politically because their voice is disregarded by those with p...
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to consider people's ways of coping with increasing flooding in a Philippine rural community.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper relies on extensive field work conducted between July and August 2006. It cross‐checks data from different sources including interviews with key informants, a questionnaire‐based s...