... Java and East Kalimantan between 1999 and 2014. The data were mostly collected “at the side” of research on poverty, social security, social welfare and livelihood security. It also makes use of a case study on oplosan in Pati, Central Java, written by Frans Hüsken, of newspaper reports...

...James Lewis; Sarah A.V. Lewis Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to emphasise how vulnerability is not only “place-based” and to explore by example how vulnerability to hazards in England may comprise additional economic, social and psychological contributors to poverty. The mutuality...

... response Poverty Drugs Race United States of America This paper adds another element to the complex story concerning the impact of Hurricane Katrina. An extensive literature has documented the vast physical devastation caused by the storm, the problems with the flood protection and emergency...

... effectively as well. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Case studies Earthquakes Philippines Risk assessment Poverty The Philippines is located in a region within the Pacific Ring of fire, a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Metro Manila [1] , the capital...

...T.S. Anand Kumar; Jeyanth K. Newport Purpose This paper seeks to show how microfinance has contributed to poverty reduction and strengthening the risk management capacity of the poor. Design/methodology/approach Considers disaster preparedness of micro finance institutions (MFIs) especially...

... the different forms of community participation and their comparative advantages in a socio‐economic dimension, thereby poverty alleviation. Agencies’ roles are analyzed in response to community participation. It is hoped that these theoretical and practical tips will benefit both community and agencies to work...