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Risk Management in a Hazardous Environment A Comparative Study of two Pastoral Societies /
A research focus on hazards, risk perception and risk minimizing strategies is relatively new in the social and environmental sciences. This volume by a prominent scholar of East African societies is a powerful example of this growing interest. Earlier theory and research tended to describe social a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer US : Imprint: Springer,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2006. |
| Colección: | Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Studying Hazard and Risk in Pastoral Societies
- An Outline of Pokot and Himba Societies: Environment, Political Economy and Cultural Beliefs
- Hazards and Damages
- The Perception of Droughts and Disasters
- Coping Strategies during Drought and Disaster
- Buffering Mechanisms: Minimising Vulnerability
- Hazards, Risk and Risk Minimisation in African Pastoral Societies.