An Analysis of Household Survival Strategies in Rural Darfur, Sudan and why They Failed in 1984-86, with Implications for Development Planning to Reduce Vulnerability After Famine
Title | An Analysis of Household Survival Strategies in Rural Darfur, Sudan and why They Failed in 1984-86, with Implications for Development Planning to Reduce Vulnerability After Famine PDF eBook |
Author | Mohamed Hag Diab |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1986* |
Genre | Famines |
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Food Policy in the Sudan
Title | Food Policy in the Sudan PDF eBook |
Author | Kay Sharp |
Publisher | |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Famine in Sudan, 1998
Title | Famine in Sudan, 1998 PDF eBook |
Author | Jemera Rone |
Publisher | |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
Why the Attack Failed
At Risk
Title | At Risk PDF eBook |
Author | Piers Blaikie |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 492 |
Release | 2014-01-21 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1134528612 |
The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream 'development'. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant 'root causes' to 'unsafe conditions' in a 'progression of vulnerability'. The other uses the concepts of 'access' and 'livelihood' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. Examining key natural events and incorporating strategies to create a safer world, this revised edition is an important resource for those involved in the fields of environment and development studies.
Famines and Economics
Title | Famines and Economics PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Ravallion |
Publisher | |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Economics |
ISBN |
Famine in the Twentieth Century
Title | Famine in the Twentieth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Devereux |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Famines |
ISBN |
Social Dimensions of Climate Change
Title | Social Dimensions of Climate Change PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Mearns |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 2009-12-02 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0821381423 |
While major strides have been made in the scientific understanding of climate change, much less understood is how these dynamics in the physical enviornment interact with socioeconomic systems. This book brings together the latest knowledge on the consequences of climate change for society and how best to address them.