The erosive effects of small disasters on household absorptive capacity in Niamey: a nested HEA approach

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 33-50

  Boubacar, Soumana ^a   Pelling, Mark ^b   Barcena, Alejandro ^b   Montandon, Raphaëlla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flooding; household; Household Economy Approach (HEA); Niamey; resilience

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; FOOD SECURITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; NATURAL DISASTER; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

NIAMEY [NIAMEY (DPR)]; NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 85019039640     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247816685515     Document Type: Article

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