The double bind of poverty and community disaster risk reduction: A case study from the Caribbean

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-94

  Ferdinand, Idelia ^a   O'Brien, Geoff ^a   O'Keefe, Phil ^a   Jayawickrama, Janaka ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Community; Disaster risk reduction; Resilience; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878402269     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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