Dear All,
An EPICentre seminar will be given by Prof. Greg Bankoff (University of Hull) on:
Tuesday 24th February, 5.30pm in the Chadwick Building, room 218 (2nd
floor) - the Chadwick Building is based to the right of the main UCL gates on
Gower Street.
See a map of the location here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/ucl-
maps/map2_low_res
Topic title: Cultures of Disaster, Cultures of Coping: Hazard as a Frequent Life
Experience in the Philippines
Abstract:
The inter-relationship of human beings and the natural world, and the
influence of the physical environment on a community's social and cultural
development, is graphically demonstrated in societies that face the persistent
threat (and reality) of disasters. A prime example is the Philippines. Consisting
of over seven thousand islands and located in an extremely hazard-prone
area, the Philippines as a whole experiences more earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions and tsunamis than any other country on earth. Although western
social sciences typically depict "disasters" as abnormal occurrences,
communities and individuals in the Philippines have come to accept hazard and
disaster as a frequent life experience. Indeed, in a number of respects, Filipino
cultures can be regarded as the product of community adaptation to these
phenomena. Appreciating that there are both "cultures of disaster"
and "cultures of coping" in all societies fosters an understanding of such
events in terms of people's vulnerabilities and their resilience to withstand
them through strengthening existing capacities.
Please forward this email to any staff or students who may be interested.
Visit our EPICentre website: http://www.epicentreonline.com/
Kind regards,
Bhupinder
Ms. Bhupinder Sehra
Graduate Development
Department of Civil, Environmental
and Geomatic Engineering
UCL, Gower Street,
London, WC1E 6BT
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 4428
Extension 34428
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