Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Subject "disaster risk reduction"
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Capacity development for participatory disaster risk assessment
(2012)In this paper a large-scale community-based disaster risk-assessment project, undertaken in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North-West Province of South Africa, is evaluated. In contrast to other disaster ... -
Public management and disaster risk reduction: potential interdisciplinary contributions
(Sabinet, 2009)This article investigates the interdisciplinary nature of Disaster Risk Reduction as an emerging field of study. The development of this field of study is interpreted within the context of the evolution of Public Management ... -
Rhetoric or action: are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for their dissimilar climatic challenges: ... -
Rhetoric or action: are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for their dissimilar climatic challenges: ...