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Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability

Floods and Slum Life in Indonesia

Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability( )
Author: van Voorst, Roanne
Series title:Routledge Humanitarian Studies
ISBN:978-1-138-86053-7
Publication Date:Feb 2016
Publisher:Routledge
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $170.00
Book Description:

Different people handle risk in different ways. The current lack of understanding about this heterogeneity in risk behaviour makes it difficult to intervene effectively in risk-prone communities.

Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability offers a unique insight in the everyday life of a group of riverbank settlers in Jakarta - one of the most vulnerable areas worldwide in terms of exposure to natural hazards. Based on long-term fieldwork, the book portrays the often...
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