People's response to disasters in the Philippines vulnerability, capacities, and resilience - Gaillard, J.C. (New York Palgrave Macmillan, 2015)
Looking for the root causes of disasters in the Philippines: unfolding people's vulnerability. -- Why did 1,400 people die in late 2004. -- Does risk perception really matter?. -- Vulnerability and livelihoods. -- No one is a helpless victim!: people's capacities to face hazards and disasters. -- Coping with natural hazards. -- Integrating capacities in disaster risk reduction. -- Mainstreaming marginalized groups and their capacities. -- From disaster to development?: people's resilience in the aftermath of disaster. -- Overcoming the Mt. Pinatubo disaster. -- Resilience, marginalization, and livelihoods. -- Post-disaster resettlement. -- Conclusion: toward integrated disaster risk reduction.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Keywords: Disaster relief -- Social aspects -- Philippines