| Title | Anthropological Studies in Hazardous Environments: Past Trends and New Horizons [and Comments and Reply] |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Authors | Torry, William I., William A. Anderson, Donald Bain, Harry J. Otway, Randall Baker, Frances D'Souza, Philip O'Keefe, Jorge P. Osterling, B. A. Turner, David Turton, and Michael Watts |
| Journal | Current Anthropology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 517-540 |
| ISSN | 0011-3204 |
| Abstract | Losses arising from natural disasters continue to mount world-wide, though the most alarming social and economic dislocations are occurring in developing countries. How effectively social institutions protect against and adjust to catastrophic events is an issue which has generated a growing body of research. This paper surveys anthropological contributions to natural-disaster studies and considers their relevance for disaster mitigation policy. Finally, several loss reduction policy problems falling well within the scope of anthropological research are outlined. |
| URL | https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/202323 |
| DOI | |
| Short Title | Anthropological Studies in Hazardous Environments |
