Conceptualizing Individual and Household Disaster Preparedness: The Perspective from Cameroon
Abstract This research explored the basic issue of what preparedness means and entails to people in Fako Division, Cameroon—a place threated by many hazards and that has experienced many disasters. Findings from the analysis of the 33 interviews conducted in this study indicate that preparedness is...
Main Authors: | Emmanuel Nzengung Nojang, Jessica Jensen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Disaster Risk Science |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00258-x |
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