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Rhetoric or action: are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into
measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for
their dissimilar climatic challenges: ...
Rhetoric or action: are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for their dissimilar climatic challenges: ...
Tracking the evolution of the disaster management cycle: a general system theory approach
(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 ...
From burning to learning: adaptive governance to wildfires in the North-West Province of South Africa
(Kamla-Raj, 2014)
Wild fires are a recurring natural hazard on the African continent. Although wildfires are necessary for ecological management and regeneration of certain species, the risk posed transcends into impacts on sustainable ...
A critical analysis of the South African Disaster Management Act and Policy Framework.
(Wiley, 2014)
The promulgation of the South African Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002 and the
National Disaster Management Policy Framework of 2005 placed South Africa at the international forefront by integrating disaster risk ...
From disaster relief to disaster risk reduction: a consideration of the evolving international relief mechanism
(North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), 2008)
Views from the frontline: a critical assessment of local risk governance in South Africa
(OASIS, 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 ...
Disaster risk problem framing: insights from societal perceptions in Zimbabwe
(Elsevier, 2017)
As disasters are on the rise with devastating consequences, understanding the dynamics of disaster risk problem framing is crucial because the way in which a problem is framed circumscribes the search for solutions to that ...
An exploration of objectivism and social constructivism within the context of disaster risk
(Emerald Insight, 2016)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the meaning of social constructivism and objectivism within the context of disaster risk from which disaster risk policy can be analysed. In particular, the paper attempts ...