The influence of land tenure and dwelling occupancy on disaster risk reduction. The case of eight informal settlements in six Latin American and Caribbean countries

Purpose: This study seeks to understand how land tenure security and dwelling occupancy modes influence disaster risk reduction in precarious urban communities. Design/methodology/approach: We conducted a comprehensive review of recent publications on the relationship between land tenure security, a...

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Main Authors: Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Vicente Sandoval, Meenakshi Jerath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Progress in Disaster Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061719300547