Essays about: "Desastre"
Found 2 essays containing the word Desastre.
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1. Understanding Resilience and Risks : A Qualitative Case Study of International Disaster Policy and Informal Settlements in Buenos Aires, Argentina
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study is the result of a two-year long minor field study project of informal settlements in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The aim was to analyse the concept of disaster resilience by describing possible contemporary complications in both theory and practice related to resilience and risks of informal settlements in Buenos Aires. READ MORE
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2. Disaster Risk Reduction contribution to Peacebuilding programmes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide theoretical evidence that a disaster risk reduction perspective within peacebuilding programmes, particularly in countries where disasters and conflict overlap, can contribute positively to the transformation of conflict into sustainable peace. An increasing number of disasters in fragile states and countries affected by armed conflict has brought the attention to know in which way disasters and conflicts collide when they come to occur in the same area, and how disasters can influence on-going peace processes. READ MORE