Analysing risk and vulnerability of South African settlements: Attempts, explorations and reflections

With the world’s urban population now estimated to be at 52% (United Nations 2012:1), towns and cities are increasingly becoming the stage where disaster risk has to be managed and mitigated. Understanding the risks and vulnerabilities in these complex socio-ecological systems thus becomes of utmost...

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Main Authors: Elsona van Huyssteen, Alize le Roux, Willemien van Niekerk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2013-02-01
Series:Jàmbá
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Online Access:https://jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/80