Browsing by Subject "Hazard"
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Accessing seasonal weather forecasts and drought prediction information for rural households in Chirumhanzu district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)Seasonal weather forecasts and drought hazard prediction through media sources and indigenous knowledge help provide an understanding of early warning systems and the preferred source information by rural households. This ... -
Community adaptation strategies toward tidal flood : a case study in Langsa, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2022)Flood risk reduction in Indonesia is primarily still focused on structural measures with limited research assessing community adaptation strategies. The response and adaptation strategies carried out by the community ... -
Disaster risk problem framing: insights from societal perceptions in Zimbabwe
(Elsevier, 2017)As disasters are on the rise with devastating consequences, understanding the dynamics of disaster risk problem framing is crucial because the way in which a problem is framed circumscribes the search for solutions to that ... -
Disaster risk problem framing: insights from societal perceptions in Zimbabwe
(Elsevier, 2017)As disasters are on the rise with devastating consequences, understanding the dynamics of disaster risk problem framing is crucial because the way in which a problem is framed circumscribes the search for solutions to that ... -
Empowering local leaders in flood inundation mapping in Bagelen, Purworejo, Central Java
(OASIS, 2022)This article discusses the reliability of flood inundation information that is obtained from participatory mapping. The commonly applied method to map flood inundation requires both direct and interpretive measurement ... -
Flood survivors’ perspectives on vulnerability reduction to floods in Mbire district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2020)Disasters result from the interactions of hazards and vulnerability conditions. Considering the perspectives of survivors of a disaster event is critical for reducing the progression of vulnerability conditions. The Mbire ... -
The geohydrology and related stability of the dolomite aquifer underlying Ikageng : Potchefstroom
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Following large scale sinkhole formation on the Far West Rand as a direct result of mining related dolomite dewatering, groundwater is now known as an important factor affecting the stability of cavernous dolomite. Ikageng ... -
Persistent precarity and the disaster of everyday life: homeless people’s experiences of natural and other hazards
(Springer, 2019)Knowledge of how homeless people deal with natural hazards and disasters is sparse and there is a remarkable absence of homeless people in policies and practices for disaster risk reduction (DRR). This article aims at ... -
Risking health for rental housing : reviewing service access in the informal backyard rental sector
(OASIS, 2020)Informal backyard rentals (IBRs) constitute South Africa’s fastest growing housing subsector, flourishing within a relative research vacuum and without national policy intervention to address the vulnerabilities of ... -
The role of public participation in disaster risk reduction initiatives : the case of Katlehong township
(OASIS, 2022)Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has become a policy priority worldwide and in line with this trend, the South African Disaster Management Act and National Disaster Management Framework prioritise DRR in efforts to build ...