Professor Greg Bankoff G.Bankoff@hull.ac.uk
Professor in Environmental History
Storm over San Isidro: "Civic Community" and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Nineteenth Century Philippines
Bankoff, Greg
Authors
Abstract
Using a detailed archival account of a typhoon‐induced flood, this paper examines Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as practised in a late nineteenth century provincial town in the Philippines. Culture is an important determinant when considering DRR for any community as the roots of its present‐day resilience as well as the causes of its vulnerabilities may lie in its history. The flood of 1887 and the account of the actions taken by the community in San Isidro challenge any assumptions about DRR in the past and hint at the origins of the vibrant civil society that is such a characteristic of Filipino society today.
Citation
Bankoff, G. (2012). Storm over San Isidro: "Civic Community" and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Nineteenth Century Philippines. Journal of historical sociology, 25(3), 331-351. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6443.2012.01422.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 1, 2012 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 7, 2012 |
Publication Date | Sep 10, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Jul 13, 2018 |
Print ISSN | 0952-1909 |
Electronic ISSN | 1467-6443 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 331-351 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6443.2012.01422.x |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/417676 |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-6443.2012.01422.x |
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