Further Reading

Cannon, T. and Schipper, L. (Eds.): World Disasters Report 2014 – Focus on Culture and Risk, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 276 pp., available at: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/world-disasters-report-2014-focus-culture-and-risk (last access: 4 August 2023), 2014.

Cronin, S. J. and Cashman, K. V.: Volcanic oral traditions in hazard assessment and mitigation, in Living under the shadow: Cultural impacts of volcanic eruptions, edited by: Gratton, J. and Torrence, R., Left Coast Press, California, 175–202, 2008.

Featherstone, A.: Keeping the faith – the role of faith leaders in the Ebola response. Tearfund, available at: http://www.tearfund.org/~/media/files/main_site/news/keepingthefaith.pdf (last access: 7 May 2020), 2015.

O'Connell, E., Abbott, R. P., and White, R. S.: Emotions and beliefs after a disaster: a comparative analysis of Haiti and Indonesia, Disasters, 41, 803–827, https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12227, 2017.

Schipper, L. and Dekens, J.: Understanding the role of culture in determining risk from natural hazards, in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 6, 572010, IOP Publishing, 2009.

Walshe, R. A., & Nunn, P. D. (2012). Integration of indigenous knowledge and disaster risk reduction: A case study from Baie Martelli, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 3, 185-194.

Video Resources

Between Bulls and Mosquitoes: https://youtu.be/GU_-4vAAslg

Tajikistan's traditional building style withstand earthquakes: https://youtu.be/6Il6wdMGvTg

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