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Natural Disasters, Foreign Trade and Agriculture in Mexico

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17359-7

ISBN: 978-3-319-17358-0

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Mar 28, 2015

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Introduction

Saldaña-Zorrilla, Sergio O.

Pages: 1 –4

[Along with economic and institutional stressors, the occurrence of natural disasters is increasingly determining income and asset accumulation of vulnerable population in Mexico. This book identifies and estimates the effect of natural hazards, along with some economic variables, on poverty, as...
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A conceptual framework of economic vulnerability

Saldaña-Zorrilla, Sergio O.

Pages: 5 –24

[This introductory chapter is devoted to presenting the conceptual framework of economic vulnerability and its drivers, as well as analyzes the role of natural disasters in reducing assets accumulation and the derived regional development implications. It provides the background to understand the...
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Natural hazards and economic stressors

Saldaña-Zorrilla, Sergio O.

Pages: 25 –48

[This chapter explains the mechanism by means of which natural disasters and some past economic policy decisions have turned into hazards in Mexico. Natural disasters occurrence is increasingly producing severe damages to the so-called traditional agriculture, highly exposed to climatic events...
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Disaster risk management assessment

Saldaña-Zorrilla, Sergio O.

Pages: 49 –67

[Despite its novel design, the still low penetration of governmental instruments for disaster risk reduction in Mexico has led to society’s high reliance on post-disaster measures. It has encouraged moral hazard among potential victims. Even though crop insurance, the most implemented ex-ante...
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Spatial model of incomes and migration

Saldaña-Zorrilla, Sergio O.

Pages: 69 –88

[The great human-environmental diversity of Mexico provides a framework for an initial understanding of the wide disparities between rich and poor. Mexico is still dominated in many regions by agriculture, and during the last 25 years, weather-related disasters have accounted for about 80% of...
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Stakeholders’ views in reducing vulnerability and resilience building

Saldaña-Zorrilla, Sergio O.

Pages: 89 –112

[This chapter examines how climatic events affect agricultural livelihoods. Special emphasis is given to the effects of natural disasters on migration patterns. In addition, it aims to assess policy options to reduce the vulnerability of small-scale farmers (e.g. government-supported insurance...
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Conclusions

Saldaña-Zorrilla, Sergio O.

Pages: 113 –116

[Vulnerability to natural disasters and market uncertainty in Mexico is significantly contributing to the enlargement of poverty and inequity. The current hazards management implementation is insufficient to cope with their negative outcomes, and the unfavorable productive and entitlement...

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