00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-1685594773857535202 Buklod 20230529084630.0 m |o d | ta 140718s2015 enka rb |001 0|eng c 9781137484284 (iLib)UPEPP-00004322711 DLC DECON rda eng HV 555 P6 G35 2015 Gaillard, J. C. author People's response to disasters in the Philippines vulnerability, capacities, and resilience J.C. Gaillard. xx, 193 pages illustrations 23 cm Revision of: Gaillard, J. C.People's response to disasters. Angeles City, Pampanga : Center for Kapampangan Studies, c2011. Includes bibliographical references and index. Why did 1,400 people die in late 2004? -- Does risk perception really matter? -- Vulnerability and livelihoods -- Coping with natural hazards -- Integrating capacities in disaster risk reduction -- Mainstreaming marginalized groups and their capacities -- Overcoming the Mt Pinatubo disaster -- Resilience, marginalization and livelihoods -- Post-disaster resettlement -- Conclusion : towards integrated disaster risk reduction. "Examines the root causes of people's vulnerability, capacities, and resilience in facing a wide range of different hazards. Gaillard examines people's resilience in the aftermath of disasters, with a particular analysis of traditional societies and urban communities and the role of government policies, notably resettlement through geographical relocation. Gaillard successively addresses the roles of the structural features of the Philippine society, individuals' risk perception, and the nature of people's livelihoods. He underscores the Filipinos' capacities to face natural hazards and disasters and suggests ways forward for integrating such capacities, including those of the most marginalized groups, in activities intended to prevent and cope with disasters"--Provided by publisher. Disaster relief Social aspects Philippines. FO UPEPP UPEPP HV 555 P6 G35 2015 Book