Call number:
PIK E 719-13-0176
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction - Studying Hazard and Risk in Pastoral Societies ; 2. An Outline of Pokot and Himba Societies: Environment, Political Economy and Cultural Beliefs ; 3. Hazards and Damages ; 4. The Perception of Droughts and Disasters ; 5. Coping Strategies during a Drought and Disaster ; 6. Buffering Mechanisms: Minimising Vulnerability ; 7. Hazards, Risk and Risk Minimisation in African Pastoral Societies
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XX, 442 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:
0387275819
,
978-0-387-27581-9
Series Statement:
Studies in human ecology and adaptation
Location:
A 18 - must be ordered
Branch Library:
PIK Library
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