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Reflections on African Cities in TransitionDisaster Risk Management at the Local Level: The Case of Ethekwini City Council in South Africa

Reflections on African Cities in Transition: Disaster Risk Management at the Local Level: The... [There has been advanced development of progressive disaster management legislation/policies globally, which are intended primarily to ensure progress in disaster risk reduction (DRR). This chapter critiques the application of the disaster risk reduction policies/plans at the local sphere, using eThekwini Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa as a case study. More specifically, it presented a critical assessment of disaster risk reduction practices with a view to addressing disaster risk management gaps at the local level.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Reflections on African Cities in TransitionDisaster Risk Management at the Local Level: The Case of Ethekwini City Council in South Africa

Part of the Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Book Series
Editors: Reddy, Purshottama Sivanarain; Wissink, Henry
Duze, Mthokozisi; Reddy, Purshottama Sivanarain
Reflections on African Cities in Transition — Sep 16, 2020
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-46114-0
Pages
247 –271
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-46115-7_12
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Abstract

[There has been advanced development of progressive disaster management legislation/policies globally, which are intended primarily to ensure progress in disaster risk reduction (DRR). This chapter critiques the application of the disaster risk reduction policies/plans at the local sphere, using eThekwini Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa as a case study. More specifically, it presented a critical assessment of disaster risk reduction practices with a view to addressing disaster risk management gaps at the local level.]

Published: Sep 16, 2020

Keywords: Case study; Disaster risk management; Disaster risk reduction; eThekwini City Council; Municipality and local government

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