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

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Krishnaraj, Maithreyi

Material type: Text

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

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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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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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