The potential for combining indigenous and western knowledge in reducing vulnerability to environmental hazards in small island developing states

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-256

  Mercer, Jessica ^a   Dominey Howes, Dale ^a   Kelman, Ilan ^b   Lloyd, Kate ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster risk reduction; Environmental hazards; Indigenous communities; Small island developing states; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; ISLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 36749059671     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envhaz.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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