Browsing Jàmbá: 2009 Volume 2 No 1 by Title
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Editorial
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)When O’Keefe, Wisner and Westgate (1976) in their now seminal article wanted to “take the naturalness out of natural disasters” the response from the broader academic and development communities was not very positive. How ... -
Foreword
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)The conditions prevailing in the world, where fast growing populations are coupled with rapidly expanding urbanization and a general increase in poverty levels, are greatly aggravating the disaster risks and vulnerabilities ... -
Geographic information systems based demarcation of risk zones: the case of the Limbe Sub-Division – Cameroon
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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 ... -
Letter from the director of the African Centre for Disaster Studies
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)The African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) has come a long way since its inception in 2002. Not only has the Centre found a new home within the Research Focus Area: Sustainable Social Development, but its staff component ... -
Linking rural community livelihoods to resilience building in flood risk reduction in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)The increasing occurrence of disastrous flooding events and the mounting losses in both life and property values in Zimbabwe have drawn attention to the flooding situation in the country, especially the rural areas. This ... -
Public management and disaster risk reduction: potential interdisciplinary contributions
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 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 ...