Browsing Environment, Enterprise and Development by Subject "emergency management"
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Disaster Risk Reduction and Local Knowledge in Flood-Prone Communities: A Nigerian Case Study.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-27)There has been a long debate regarding the value of traditional/indigenous/local knowledge in disaster risk reduction. Often viewed as ‘backwards’, governments instead have emphasised ‘advanced’ technologically sophisticated ... -
The Financialization of Environmental Risks through Catastrophe Bonds: A Spatial-Temporal Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)As natural disaster risks continue to increase as a result of climate change, insurance companies and other institutions struggle to find ways to deal with these risks. There is a propensity for these risks to be financialized ...