All Outputs (6)

Coexisting with volcanoes : the relationships between La Soufrière and the society of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles (2020)
Thesis
Scarlett, J. P. (2020). Coexisting with volcanoes : the relationships between La Soufrière and the society of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222815

Human population growth has resulted in increased numbers of people living in areas prone to disasters. Exploring the historical and social context of how volcanoes and their eruptions influence society in different socioeconomic and cultural ways ov... Read More about Coexisting with volcanoes : the relationships between La Soufrière and the society of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles.

Solidarity and crisis-derived identities in Samar and Leyte, Philippines, 1565 to present (2019)
Thesis
Borrinaga, G. E. R. (2019). Solidarity and crisis-derived identities in Samar and Leyte, Philippines, 1565 to present. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222102

The study sheds light on local responses to 2013’s Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, then the strongest storm to make landfall, by examining the local history and culture of the people of Samar and Leyte, Philippines, the area worst affected by the storm... Read More about Solidarity and crisis-derived identities in Samar and Leyte, Philippines, 1565 to present.

Part-time defenders of the Realm : is the history of the Territorial Army a likely indicator of Future Reserves 2020 success? (2017)
Thesis
Allan, S. M. (2017). Part-time defenders of the Realm : is the history of the Territorial Army a likely indicator of Future Reserves 2020 success?. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220370

This research investigates whether the Army Reserve (AR), the new name for the Territorial Army, can become a more integrated, more efficient, better trained, and more deployable force, as intimated by the government, than their previous incarnations... Read More about Part-time defenders of the Realm : is the history of the Territorial Army a likely indicator of Future Reserves 2020 success?.

Rethinking the spaces and institutions of flood governance (2013)
Thesis
Rogers-Wright, A. (2013). Rethinking the spaces and institutions of flood governance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215549

In 2007 the city of Hull in Yorkshire, England, experienced extremely high levels of rainfall. The city is very low lying, built predominantly on drained land which relies on a pumped drainage system; as a result, the city flooded. There were a numbe... Read More about Rethinking the spaces and institutions of flood governance.

Flammable cities: Urban conflagration and the making of the modern world (2012)
Book
Bankoff, G., Lübken, U., & Sand, J. (Eds.). (2012). Flammable cities: Urban conflagration and the making of the modern world. Wisconsin, USA: University of Wisconsin Press

In most cities today, fire has been reduced to a sporadic and isolated threat. But throughout history the constant risk of fire has left a deep and lasting imprint on almost every dimension of urban society. This volume, the first truly global study... Read More about Flammable cities: Urban conflagration and the making of the modern world.

‘A Tale of Two Cities: The Pyro-seismic Morphology of Nineteenth Century Manila’ (2012)
Book Chapter
Bankoff, G. (2012). ‘A Tale of Two Cities: The Pyro-seismic Morphology of Nineteenth Century Manila’. In G. Bankoff, U. Lübken, & J. Sand (Eds.), Flammable Cities: Urban Fire and the Making of the Modern World (170 - 189). University of Wisconsin Press