Social impacts of natural disasters in Africa

Natural disasters continue to adversely impact the lives of individuals, especially those in developing countries. Using large quantitative datasets, this multi-country individual-level analysis of the social consequences of disaster exposure focuses on the African continent. It also features analys...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mackay, Robert Martin
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96643
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Summary:Natural disasters continue to adversely impact the lives of individuals, especially those in developing countries. Using large quantitative datasets, this multi-country individual-level analysis of the social consequences of disaster exposure focuses on the African continent. It also features analysis of primary collected data in Kenya. The results show that while exposure to disaster results in greater collective coping, it also significantly reduces generalised trust, and generates more routine experiences with crime.