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Involving People in Informal Settlements in Natural Hazards Governance Based on South African Experience

Sutherland, Catherine·2019·Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science
DOI 10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.352
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Natural hazard governance in countries in the Global South is shifting from a state-centered approach, which has predominantly focused on disaster risk management, with limited involvement of citizens, and a disaster response to a hazard event, to an approach which is more participatory, inclusive and proactive. This emerging approach aims to be transformative, as it draws on the knowledge and skills of multiple actors, including community members; focuses on risk reduction and adaptation; and builds new models of participatory risk governance at the local and city scale. Progressive legislation has played a major role in supporting this evolution toward a more transformative approach to natural hazard governance, which recognizes the political economy and political ecology of risk. This includes acknowledging the vulnerability of communities in particular contexts, and the need to address development deficits to build resilience in the face of natural hazards. However, a significant gap exists between progressive legislation and policy, and implementation. Informal settlements experience some of the worst impacts of natural hazards due to their exposure, vulnerability, and social and political marginalization. However, they are also resilient and adaptive, developing innovative approaches in partnership with the state and other actors, to plan for and respond to natural hazards. Empirical research on particular case studies where these shifts in governance are evident, is ne…

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Authors
Sutherland, C.
Affiliations
University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Corresponding author
Sutherland, Catherine
ORCID
Sutherland, Catherine
Venue
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York, NY
Published
2019-12-23
DOI
10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.352
OpenAlex
W2996672855
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2026: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Keywords
informal settlements, disaster risk management, community participation, resilience, progressive legislation, vulnerability, urban governance, South Africa

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