Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Risk Reduction and Geographical Legacies in the Philippines
Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
ISBN: 978-1-032-76043-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book analyzes social capital and preparations for natural hazards in the Philippines. It emphasizes the importance of inequalities, contextualization, and scale, while also underlining the significance of historical and political contexts to better understand social dynamics. Social capital continues to be a debated concept, but it can be useful for thinking about how human societies interact with natural hazards. This book contributes to the growing scientific inquiries which have begun to address the connections between social capital and “natural” disasters. Chapters explore the links between these two fields of knowledge by analyzing the Filipino situation in general, as well as detailing a specific case study of a rural municipality in the Eastern Visayas region. The book’s central argument is that economic inequality is detrimental to social capital which then has negative repercussions on preparing for natural hazards. In an analysis at several geographical scales, Veuthey shows how inequality, via social capital, makes societies more at risk of having natural hazards turn into disasters. The book argues that a cautious use of the concept of social capital, which is cognizant of the historical and geographical complexities of the context it is applied to, has the potential to improve the way people collectively prevent hazards from turning into disasters. It is essential reading for students, scholars, disaster risk management practitioners, policy makers, and anyone seeking to understand the complexities of climate change, inequality, and crisis resilience.
Zielgruppe
Academic, General, Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Naturgewalten & Katastrophen
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
- Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
- Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Folgen von Katastrophen
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Asia and the Philippines
Chapter 3: Uncohesive Reins of Gre
Chapter 4: The Eastern Visayas
Chapter 5: The Fulcrumic Municipal Scale
Chapter 6: Barangays
Chapter 7: Conclusions on Inequalities, Social Capital, and DRR
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