Browsing Jàmbá: 2009 Volume 2 No 2 by Issue Date
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Participatory action research: addressing social vulnerability of rural women through income-generating activities
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)Participatory action research (PAR) is a robust and versatile research and development strategy. It can be utilised to: understand complex community structures and interaction; determine various types of vulnerability; ... -
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 ... -
Cotton farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in Gokwe District (Zimbabwe): impact and influencing factors
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)This study analyzes the vulnerability of cotton farmers to climate change in a cotton growing district in Zimbabwe. The vulnerability indicators studied include cotton output and farmers’ livelihoods from cotton farming. ... -
The risk society: towards a new modernity [Review]
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)The present review discusses one of the pioneer projects authored by Ulrich Beck, regarding risk perception issues, which was originally titled Risikogesellshaft, Auf dem weg in eine andere Moderne or in English The society ...
