Cultures of disaster : society and natural hazards in the Philippines / Greg Bankoff.

Explores the relationship between environment and culture in the contemporary Philippines. The book will be of interest to those engaged in relief policy and administration in developing countries.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bankoff, Greg
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. 'Vulnerability' as western discourse
  • 2. Environment and hazard in Southeast Asia
  • 3. A history of hazard in the Philippines
  • 4. The 'costs' of hazard in the contemporary Philippines
  • 5. The politics of disaster management and relief
  • 6. The economics of red tides
  • 7. The social order and the El Niño : southern oscillation
  • 8. Cultures of disaster.