The Asian tsunami in December 2004 severely affected people in coastal regions all around
the Indian Ocean. This book provides the first in-depth ethnography of the disaster and its …

Environmental changes, such as sea level rise, are forcibly displacing communities around
the world. Forced displacement, inadequate governance mechanisms to address relocation …

I arrive in Laxminaikthanda at 6.30 am and experience how the village is waking up. Some
women gather around Sateema's fireplace, the men stand further away, engaged in …

As consequências socioeconómicas da pandemia COVID-19 não configuram uma simples
tradução de um perigo natural que a todos afeta, mas sim o resultado de um conjunto de …

People, places, and production contributing the least to climate change will suffer the most.
This calls for adaptation as a key climate change response. But adaptation is surrounded by …

This book addresses the major forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in children's sport,
including sexual, physical, and psychological violence and neglect. It reviews the historical …

Between 2002 and 2004, residents from seven informal settlements located along the Caño
Martín Peña, a highly polluted channel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, established a community …

It is widely recognised that natural disasters emerge in the interplay between extreme
geophysical events and the human communities affected by them. Whilst detailed natural …

Flood hazards and the risks they present to human health are an increasing concern across
the globe, in terms of lives, well-being and livelihoods, and the public resources needed to …

The cover of our collection features two photographs by the Cuban artists Atelier Morales
(Teresa Ayuso and Juan Luis Morales), prints from their series Patrimonio a la Deriva, Los …