Anthropological perspectives on disasters and disability: An introduction

Human Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-72

  Fjord, Lakshmi ^a   Manderson, Lenore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Disasters; Inclusive design; Special needs; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISABILITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATURAL DISASTER; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 85036808803     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.68.1.j6811546lm75n218     Document Type: Review

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