Disaster risk reduction initiatives in South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 555-574

  Vermaak, Jaco ^a   van Niekerk, Dewald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 8744267341     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835042000265487     Document Type: Article

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