People’s Response To Disasters In The Philippines: Vulnerability, Capacities, And Resilience

P e op l e ’s R e sponse to D i sa st e r s i n t h e Philippines Disaster Studies The Palgrave Disaster Studies series was created in support of the analysis of the social impacts and consequences of hazards and disasters on an international scale. Because it is no longer entirely appropriate to restrict this field of inquiry to Sociology, Disaster Studies also looks to scholars in Anthropology, Social Psychology, Political Science, Economics, Public Policy and Administration, and Geography to support its endeavor. This interdisciplinary scope includes disaster-generated demands such as disaster preparedness, response, reconstruction, recovery, mitigation, high reliability organizations and networks, and collective emergent behaviors such as rumors, protests, spontaneous evacuations, convergence of people and materials to the site of disasters. Other topics of interest are studies of the social consequences and long-term effects of catastrophes such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2011 earthquake and tsunamis in the northern coast of Japan; as well as the validity of disaster statistics and the economic impact of catastrophic events. As the concept of catastrophe gains increasing attention from the international scholarly community, this timely series provides a home for the most innovative work in Disaster Studies today. Series Editor: Benigno E. Aguirre, University of Delaware, USA People’s Response to Disasters in the Philippines: Vulnerability, Capacities, and Resilience JC Gaillard P e op l e ’s R e sponse to D i sa st e r s i n t h e P h i l i ppi n e s Vu l n e r a bi l i t y, Ca pac i t i e s, a n d R e si l i e nc e JC Gaillard PEOPLE’S RESPONSE TO DISASTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES Copyright © JC Gaillard, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-48428-4 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-50345-2 ISBN 978-1-137-48429-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137484291 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gaillard, J. C., author. [People’s response to disasters] People’s response to disasters in the Philippines : vulnerability, capacities and resilience / J.C. Gaillard. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Examines the root causes of people’s vulnerability, capacities, and resilience in facing a wide range of different hazards. Gaillard examines people’s resilience in the aftermath of disasters, with a particular analysis of traditional societies and urban communities and the role of government policies, notably resettlement through geographical relocation. Gaillard successively addresses the roles of the structural features of the Philippine society, individuals’ risk perception, and the nature of people’s livelihoods. He underscores the Filipinos’ capacities to face natural hazards and disasters and suggests ways forward for integrating such capacities, including those of the most marginalized groups, in activities intended to prevent and cope with disasters”-- Provided by publisher. 1. Disaster relief—Social aspects—Philippines. I. Title. HV555.P6G35 2015 363.34’809599--dc23 2014028625 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Kn