TY  - BOOK
AU  - PETERS-GUARIN Graciela
AU  - McCALL Michael K. , VAN WESTEN Cees
TI  - Coping strategies and risk manageability: using participatory geographical information systems to represent local knowledge
PY  - 2012///
KW  - PHILIPPINES
KW  - FLOOD HAZARDS
KW  - PARTICIPATORY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
N2  - This article demonstrates that local knowledge of flood hazards can be structured systematically into geographic information system (GIS) outputs. When combined with forecasting models and risk scenarios, they strengthen the legitimacy of local kowledge of at-risk populations. This is essential for effective disaster risk reduction practices by external actors, local NGOs and municipal authorities
UR  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01247.x/pdf
ER  -