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The notes share the experiences of the researcher on how culture influences people’s reactions to volcanic hazards in Central Java, Indonesia. One of the main themes that emerged during the research was that hazard experience influences cultural beliefs and in turn reactions to volcanic hazards. Cronin and Cashman (2007) explain this in some detail, and suggest that experience is often...
he cental argument of the paper is that social and economic processes may increase the vulnerability of populations to natural disasters. Such processes are to be considered as causes of disaster in the same way as the more obvious physical or environmental phenomenon. The concept of natural hazard as a normal part of people’s relationship to their environment is discussed. It is suggested...
This draft paper discusses the factors influencing the decision to evacuate under the volcanic risk in Merapi Volcano, Indonesia. This paper shows that in some cases cultural factors play less significant role but not always. People’s understanding and the environmental cues can play a significant role too.
He has worked in Hunza, Pakistan, in the Karakoram, mainly in Shimshal, a rural community of about 1500 people. Most of his research has focused on social organisation and social change in this community, especially in the context of trans-cultural interactions. A by-product of these interests has been some peripheral attention to natural hazards and the way people understand and cope with...
This case is based in the Bhavnagar District of the Gujarat State of the Indian Union. It is affected by droughts as well coastal disasters like cyclones and floods. Utthan has been working in this region since 1997 and currently in nearly 150 villages (Jan 2007).
Although Kathmandu is located in the seismically active zone, awareness level of general population regarding seismic hazard is low in comparison to its severity. This paper is planned to access the knowledge of community people from Gairigaun village of Kathmandu valley, Nepal.
People are just aware to shaking movements of earthquake not to the causes. The preparedness level of...
“A case study of Mulkhow Union Council Chitral”
Chitral is the northern most district of North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It has the total population of about three lakh seventy five thousand (3,75000). It is situated between the snow clad lofty mountains of Hindu Raj to the East and Hindu Kush to the west.
Between these lofty Mountains there are very beautiful and...
The timber mafia in NWFP has wreaked havoc on the forest of Chitral by illegally felling green trees and smuggling them to other parts of the country. However, the government has failed to take action against the network despite initiating investigations through the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Chitral's mostly deodar forest spreads over 120,000 acres out of which 100,000...
The experiences of the members of Singas village, situated in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), illustrate how indigenous knowledge can contribute to disaster risk reduction. Singas village is a small community situated along the banks of one of PNG’s major rivers, the Markham River. As a consequence, it is affected by yearly flooding following heavy rains experienced during the rainy...
Investment: As Factor Why People Are Attach to Disaster Area albert “abet” banico Philipines
Like any vulnerable group of people, the vulnerable portion of Filipinos does simply unable to move because of poverty or lack of space elsewhere, but also by the investment that they already put in that long valued locality whether they are in the active-risky volcano driven area, coastlines...
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