Risk management in a hazardous environment : a comparative study of two pastoral societies

1. Verfasser: Bollig, Michael , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York : Springer, 2006.
Umfang/Format: xx, 442 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Studies in human ecology and adaptation.
Schlagworte:
Human ecology > Africa
Environmental risk assessment > Africa.
Risk management > Africa.
Ethnoecology > Africa.
Pastoral systems > Africa.
Suk (African people) > Social conditions.
Himba (African people) > Social conditions.
Écologie humaine > Afrique.
Environnement > Évaluation du risque > Afrique.
Gestion du risque > Afrique.
Autochtones > Écologie > Afrique.
Souk (Peuple d'Afrique) > Conditions sociales.
Himba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Conditions sociales.
Environnement > Afrique.
Risico's.
Risk management.
Boeren.
Ecologische aspecten.
Vergelijkend onderzoek.
Social sciences.
Ecology.
Anthropologie > de
Africa > Environmental conditions.
Kenya.
Namibië.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Studying Hazard and Risk in Pastoral Societies
  • An Outline of Pokot and Himba Societies: Environment, Political Economy and Cultural Beliefs
  • Hazards and Damages
  • The Perception of Droughts and Disasters
  • Coping Strategies during Drought and Disaster
  • Buffering Mechanisms: Minimising Vulnerability
  • Hazards, Risk and Risk Minimisation in African Pastoral Societies.

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