Collaboration or obstruction? Rebel group behavior during natural disaster relief in the Philippines

Political Geography

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 40-50

  Walch, Colin ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Natural Disaster Science (CNDS)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Armed conflict; Climate change; Disaster management; Natural disaster; Philippines; Rebel group; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; GOVERNMENT; NATURAL DISASTER; POLITICAL CONFLICT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TYPHOON;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84914100307     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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