| The efficacy of a programme of landslide risk reduction in areas of unplanned housing in the Eastern Caribbean. | |
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PMID: 20108136 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Poor countries are disproportionately affected by the cost of disasters. Yet there is evidence of the benefits of seeking to mitigate the impact of a disaster, compared with the costs incurred in 'making good' after a major event has occurred. This article reviews a programme of landslide risk reduction in unplanned communities in the Eastern Caribbean. The construction of appropriate surface water management measures, based on the application of scientific and engineering principles, has been demonstrated to reduce the hazard from rainfall-triggered landslides. Adopting a community-based approach additionally delivers social and environmental benefits relating to employment generation, improvements in the environmental conditions within the community, and improvements slope management practices. The sustained implementation of the community-based projects has provided the necessary evidence-base for these practices to influence Government policy and practice, and gain recognition from regional development agencies. The strategic and incremental uptake of the community-based methodology is demonstrated to be an effective means for delivering physical landslide risk reduction measures in the most 'at risk' areas of unplanned housing. |
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Authors:
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Malcolm G Anderson; Elizabeth Holcombe; Maricarmen Esquivel; Joaquin Toro; Francis Ghesquiere |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Date: 2010-01-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Environmental management Volume: 45 ISSN: 1432-1009 ISO Abbreviation: Environ Manage Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-14 Completed Date: 2010-07-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703893 Medline TA: Environ Manage Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 807-21 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK. m.g.anderson@bris.ac.uk |
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Caribbean Region Conservation of Natural Resources / economics, legislation & jurisprudence, methods* Developing Countries* Disasters* Environmental Monitoring / economics, methods Housing* / standards Landslides* Program Evaluation* Risk Assessment |
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