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Knowledge apartheid in disaster risk management discourse: Is marrying indigenous and scientific knowledge the missing link?
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)
Indigenous knowledge (IK) is a key component of disaster risk management (DRM) and development planning, yet it is often overlooked, with practitioners preferring to use scientific knowledge. Critics of IK have termed it ...
Modelling social vulnerability in sub-Saharan West Africa using a geographical information system
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)
In recent times, disasters and risk management have gained significant attention, especially with increasing awareness of the risks and increasing impact of natural and other hazards especially in the developing world. ...