Bibliographic information:

Oliver-Smith, Anthony. 1996. "Anthropological Research on Hazards and Disasters." Annual Review of Anthropology 25 (1):303-28. 

Abstract:

Reviews the major anthropological approaches towards disaster-related research, including "behavioral response," "social change," and "political economic/environmental."  The author also discusses the applied aspects of anthropological research in this area and the notion of hazard risk.  He notes in closing that disasters represent a natural laboratory for formulating anthropological theory.  The review includes 167 references. 

Access:

• online text (via NOAA) = http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/seagrant/ClimateChangeWhiteboard/Resources/Uncertainty/climatech/oliversmith96PR.pdf;  
• Worldcat record = http://worldcat.org/oclc/1783647;
• journal web site = http://www.annualreviews.org/journal/anthro

Category:

Natural disasters

Resource type:

Journal article