Poverty, vulnerability and the impact of flooding in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Masingita Khandlhela () and Julian May

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2006, vol. 39, issue 2, 275-287

Abstract: The article evaluates household vulnerability after the 2000 flood in two poor communities of the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study analyses the forms of vulnerability which disasters such as floods present. Using data gathered from a survey of households, the study presents the impacts, coping and adapting strategies of households after the 2000 flood. The article argues that beyond the concern over socio-economic circumstances as the major determinant of household vulnerability, the management of the disaster can serve to perpetuate vulnerability. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006

Keywords: Vulnerability; Flooding; Livelihoods; Community response; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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