JC Gaillard
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Ahorangi / Professor of Geography at Waipapa Taumata Rau / The University of Auckland - Focuses on Disasters and Disaster Risk Reduction
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JC Gaillard
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· Jul 29
Gloring, Ondoy, Sendong: Storms that brought some of PH’s worst floods
Even before storm Ondoy in 2009 and the southwest monsoon rains that submerged Metro Manila and some provinces in Luzon last week, flooding has already been a perennial disaster for the
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· Jul 27
Flooding at historic San Agustin Church raises deeper concerns
MANILA, Philippines — The combined effects of storms Crising (international name: Wipha) and Dante (Francisco), the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” and Typhoon Emong (Co-may) resulted in the
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JC Gaillard
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· Jul 26
Reflecting on Ben Wisner’s contributions to scholarship and scholars: The Benschrift
This book is a festschrift in tribute to Ben Wisner’s contributions to disaster studies and adjacent fields of scholarship such as political ecology, development, and sustainability.
This festschrift...
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JC Gaillard
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· Jul 20
Thousands reel from wide ‘Crising’ impact - Philippine Daily Inquirer
Expect heavy rains to persist in parts of the country until Tuesday next week due to the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm “Crising” (international name: Wipha) and the southwest monsoon (“hab...
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JC Gaillard
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· Jul 19
River restoration or risky dredging? Oriental Mindoro’s flood control dilemma
Oriental Mindoro, finds itself at a crossroad as the local government pushes for a “cost-free” solution to flooding while some oppose the extraction of river sand, pointing out that it is
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JC Gaillard
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· Jul 4
Contested Geographies of Mountain Futures in the Socio and Eco-clim...
Introduction Over the last two decades, critical geography and political ecology scholarships have deeply analyzed the political dimension of the contemporary global socio and eco-climate crisis. T...
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JC Gaillard
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· Jun 22
Balat, Maskara, at Wika: Karanasan ng isang Dayuhan sa Pilipinas
Ang punang ito ay tungkol sa karanasan ng may-akda na dayuhan at kung bakit naging abnormal siya dahil marunong siyang mag-Filipino at Kapampangan sa bansang Pilipinas. Samakatwid, ang pinakatanong ng...
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JC Gaillard
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· Jun 15
REPORTAGE. "Le manioc, les bananes, tout est parti" : à Mayotte, la souveraineté alimentaire toujours menacée, six mois après le passage de Chido
Depuis que le cyclone qui l'a balayé mi-décembre a anéanti l'agriculture et la pêche, l'archipel doit faire face au risque d'une dépendance accrue aux importations. Mais les acteurs locaux tiennent à ...
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JC Gaillard
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· May 30
Suisse. Le village de Blatten englouti en Suisse : le lac rompt progressivement, des évacuations se préparent
Le scénario de la rupture progressive de la poche d’eau est privilégié, mais le canton prévient les habitants de la plaine du Rhône de se préparer à des évacuations...
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JC Gaillard
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· May 28
Frantz Fanon, le psychiatre qui voulait libérer le monde de ses chaînes
1953. Frantz Fanon, jeune médecin d’origine martiniquaise, arrive en Algérie pour prendre son poste à l’hôpital psychiatrique de Blida-Joinville. Il découvre alors la réalité coloniale, en particulier...
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