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Social resilience: the forgotten dimension of disaster risk reduction
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2006)
The current thinking in the Disaster Risk Reduction field emphasizes assessment and reduction of vulnerability and especially social vulnerability as an important factor in mitigating the effects of disasters. In the process ...
About the contributors
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2006)
Authors who contributed to this issue.
Towards a methodology for the use of geo-information technology in disaster assessment
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2006)
Disaster assessment entails the description of disaster events and their impact on human lives, property and the environment. Information is a vital component of this process, and geo-information technology in particular ...
Les victimes silencieuses des crises humanitaires et l’(in)sécurité de leurs activités économiques : etude de cas parmi les migrants de deux villes tchadiennes
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)
Lorsqu’une catastrophe humanitaire fait la une des médias, la communauté internationale se mobilise à réduire les conséquences les plus sérieuses. La population du Tchad connaît cependant des crises endémiques qui ne sont ...
Local human development in contexts of permanent crisis: women’s experiences in the Western Sahara
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)
Sahrawi women are active agents in the social dynamics of the refugee camps, in which they have developeda number of coping strategies to overcome the hardships of a deteriorating humanitarian situation. Since the outbreak ...
Towards improved public awareness for climate related disaster risk reduction in South Africa: a participatory development communication perspective
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)
Southern Africa has frequently been struck by damaging climate hazards which increasingly continue to threaten sustainable development efforts. Ominously, climate models predict that the incidence of major ‘wet’ events, ...
The December 2004-January 2005 floods in the Garden Route region of the Southern Cape, South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)
The December 2004-January 2005 floods in the Garden Route region of the Southern Cape in South Africa have had a significant impact on local development and economic activities, tourism products andlocal institutions. This ...
The contribution of ineffective urban planning practices to disaster and disaster risks accumulation in urban areas: the case of former Kunduchi quarry site in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)
This study examined the link between urban planning practices and disaster risks. The study used the former Kunduchi Quarry Site within the City of Dar es Salaam to demonstrate how laxity in enforcing the laid down planning ...
Grasping the hydra: the need for a holistic and systematic approach to disaster risk reduction
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)
This article stresses the significance of recognising interdependencies between factors determining disaster risk in any attempts to integrate disaster risk reduction in international development cooperation. It bases its ...