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| Pichler, Adelheid; University of Vienna; adelheid.pichler@univie.ac.at; Striessnig, Erich; Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, VID, WU), Vienna University of Economics and Business; erich.striessnig@wu.ac.at. |
| The possible impacts of the level of formal education on different aspects of disaster management, prevention, alarm, emergency, or postdisaster activities, were studied in a comparative perspective for three countries with a comparable exposure to hurricane hazards but different capacities for preventing harm. The study focused on the role of formal education in reducing vulnerability operating through a long-term learning process and put particular emphasis on the education of women. The comparative statistical analysis of the three countries was complemented through qualitative studies in Cuba and the Dominican Republic collected in 2010-2011. We also analyzed to what degree targeted efforts to reduce vulnerability were interconnected with other policy... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive capacities; Caribbean; Education; Vulnerability. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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