Disasters in the Philippines before and after Haiyan /

Bringing together the voices of local scholars, this book examines disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. Through its analysis, the book demonstrates the scopes, inequities and inefficiencies of policies and responses, as well as forms of empowerment and resilience, in meeting challenges in disaster-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bonifacio, Glenda Tibe (Editor ), Balbido Epe, Roxanna (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023.
Temas:
Disasters > Philippines.
Catastrophes > Philippines.
Disasters
Philippines
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Disasters in the Philippines: Before and After Haiyan
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Table of contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I Disasters in the Philippines: Overview and Responses
  • 1 Introduction
  • Conceptualizing disaster archipelago
  • Framing cultures and disasters
  • Local-global interface
  • Organization of the book
  • References
  • 2 Socio-Economic Impact of Disasters in the Philippines: The First Two Decades of the 21st Century
  • Introduction
  • Estimates of the socio-economic impact of disasters in the Philippines
  • Direct effects of disasters
  • Secondary effects of disasters
  • Vulnerability to disasters in the Philippines
  • Strategies for disaster risk reduction in the Philippines
  • Disaster risk reduction strategies
  • The case of Albay province
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • 3 State of ICT-Use within the Local Climate E-Governance in Metro Manila, Philippines
  • Introduction
  • ICT-use for local climate e-governance in Metro Manila, Philippines
  • Social media
  • Wireless broadband technologies
  • GIS
  • Mobile technologies
  • ICT application processes for local climate e-governance: Marikina case study
  • Facilitating execution of tasks
  • Collecting data/information
  • Processing and analyzing data/information
  • Issues/barriers to ICT use and adoption
  • Recommendations
  • Notes
  • References
  • 4 Food and Nutrition Security and Children's Health Challenges in Extreme Weather Disasters in the Philippines: Understanding the Implications of Gender Roles
  • Introduction
  • Undernutrition and climate
  • Climate change as a factor in undernutrition
  • Nutrition in EWEs/disasters
  • Child undernutrition
  • Operational framework
  • Method
  • Characteristics of women participants, children, and households
  • Characteristics of the children
  • Characteristics of households
  • Flood exposure
  • Understanding the causes of flood
  • Information and warning
  • Anxiety and fear of loss of loved ones, home, and possessions
  • Different mothering experiences
  • Normal daily routines before the flood
  • Controlling children's activities during the flood
  • Long-term experiences concerning food and nutrition
  • Food scarcity and insecurity
  • Food provision and allocation issues: 'Hating kapatid' (divide like siblings) but not really ...
  • Mothers skipping meals for the sake of the children
  • Resourcefulness to make ends meet
  • Additional burdens affecting child nutrition and health
  • Access to local health services
  • Employment
  • Rebuilding amidst financial constraints
  • Lack of sustainable livelihood support and financial constraints
  • Keeping your head above water: Coping strategies
  • Food coping strategies
  • Participation in local nutrition programs as a coping mechanism
  • Non-food coping strategies

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