Urban governance and disaster risk reduction in the caribbean: The experiences of oxfam GB

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 383-400

  Pelling, Mark ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community; disaster risk reduction; Dominican Republic; gender; Guyana; Haiti; Oxfam; urban governance; youth

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; GENDER ROLE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN PLANNING; YOUNG POPULATION;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GUYANA; HAITI;

EID: 80053910837     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247811410012     Document Type: Article

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