| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 232 pages) : illustrations, map |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-224) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Access |
Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk. StEdNL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Natural disasters -- Philippines.
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Natural disasters. |
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Philippines. |
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Natural disasters -- Philippines -- Psychological aspects.
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Psychological aspects. |
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Natural disasters -- Social aspects -- Philippines.
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Natural disasters -- Social aspects. |
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Natural disasters -- South Asia.
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South Asia. |
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Socioeconomic Factors. |
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Disasters. |
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Population Characteristics. |
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Sociology. |
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Environment. |
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Environment and Public Health. |
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Social Sciences. |
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Delivery of Health Care. |
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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bankoff, Greg. Cultures of disaster. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003 0700717617 0203297210 (DLC) 2002069889 (OCoLC)49874871 |
| ISBN |
0203221893 (electronic book) |
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9780203221891 (electronic book) |
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9781135785901 (electronic book) |
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1135785902 (electronic book) |
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0700717617 |
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9780700717613 |
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1138879266 |
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9781138879263 |
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9786610106394 |
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6610106398 |
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1135785910 |
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9781135785918 |
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1280106395 |
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9781280106392 |
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0203297210 |
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9780203297216 |
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