Browsing Journals by Author "12620394 - Van Niekerk, Dewald"
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The capacity of personnel in disaster risk management in South African municipalities
Wentink, Gideon J.; Van Niekerk, Dewald (AOSIS, 2017)Since 1994, fundamental transformation in South Africa in terms of disaster risk reduction taken place. The transformation process led to the promulgation of the Disaster Management Act (57/2002) (DMA) that introduced a ... -
The December 2004-January 2005 floods in the Garden Route region of the Southern Cape, South Africa
Tempelhoff, Johan; Van Niekerk, Dewald; Van Eeden, Elize; Gouws, Ina; Botha, Karin; Wurige, Rabson (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)The December 2004-January 2005 floods in the Garden Route region of the Southern Cape in South Africa have had a significant impact on local development and economic activities, tourism products andlocal institutions. This ... -
Disability and disaster risk reduction as an incongruent matrix: lessons from rural Zimbabwe
Lunga, Wilfred; Bongo, Paradzayi Pathias; Van Niekerk, Dewald; Musarurwa, Charles (OASIS, 2019)The policy thrust of disaster risk reduction initiatives is in many instances tailored towards able-bodied people. This is at the expense of those challenged in many facets such as physically, mentally and other forms of ... -
Disaster resilience framework indicators for a city’s disaster resilience planning strategy
Terblanche, Tanja; De Sousa, Luiza O.; Van Niekerk, Dewald (OASIS, 2022)Determining the level of a city’s disaster resilience and developing a disaster resilience strategy is an important process towards understanding the current and potential future risk of cities. However, the process of ... -
An exploration of the tractability of the objectivist frame of disaster risk in policy implementation in Zimbabwe
Chipangura, Paul; Van Niekerk, Dewald; Van der Waldt, Gerrit (OASIS, 2019)Despite the growing evidence pointing towards disaster risk as a social construction, the objectivist frame still dominates the conceptual frameworks constructed around disaster risk in Zimbabwe. As disasters continue to ... -
From disaster relief to disaster risk reduction: a consideration of the evolving international relief mechanism
Van Niekerk, D (2008)Disaster risk reduction is an ever-growing concept and finds its application within various disciplines. This article investigates the development of disaster risk reduction and some of the most important aspects which ... -
Letter from the director of the African Centre for Disaster Studies
Van Niekerk, Dewald (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)The African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) has come a long way since its inception in 2002. Not only has the Centre found a new home within the Research Focus Area: Sustainable Social Development, but its staff component ... -
A letter from the Director of the African Centre for Disaster Studies - The different faces of vulnerability: are we making any impact at all?
Van Niekerk, D (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2006)Vulnerability is the common cause of the immense disaster risk present on the African continent. -
Participatory action research: addressing social vulnerability of rural women through income-generating activities
Van Niekerk, Liezel; Van Niekerk, Dewald (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2009)Participatory action research (PAR) is a robust and versatile research and development strategy. It can be utilised to: understand complex community structures and interaction; determine various types of vulnerability; ... -
Tracking the evolution of the disaster management cycle: a general system theory approach
Coetzee, Christo; Van Niekerk, Dewald (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)Officials and scholars have used the disaster management cycle for the past 30 years to explain and manage impacts. Although very little understanding and agreement exist in terms of where the concept originated it is the ... -
Views from the frontline: a critical assessment of local risk governance in South Africa
Botha, Doret; Van Niekerk, Dewald (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)In 2005 the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction introduced the ‘Hyogo Framework for Action’ (HFA) aimed at mainstreaming disaster risk reduction. Subsequently, the ‘Global Network for Disaster ... -
Why do the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 and the response surprise the world?
Raju, Emmanuel; Van Niekerk, Dewald (OASIS, 2020)