Gender issues in disaster management : the Latur Earthquake / Maithreyi Krishnaraj.

Contributor(s):

Krishnaraj, Maithreyi

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Sage Publications, 1997Description: p. 396-411Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.349581082 21

Subject: This study maintains that the impact of disasters depends on the nature and intensity of the event, but in all cases the impact varies according to the degree of vulnerability of the social groups that constitute the affected population. This article highlights the gendered impact of the earthquake and the bias against women in the management of the earthquake in Latur, India

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	P363.349531082 GEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011494763

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Spiral bound

Includes bibliography (p. 410-411)

This study maintains that the impact of disasters depends on the nature and intensity of the event, but in all cases the impact varies according to the degree of vulnerability of the social groups that constitute the affected population. This article highlights the gendered impact of the earthquake and the bias against women in the management of the earthquake in Latur, India

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