Citation

Seitz S. Disasters 1998; 22(1): 76-90.

Affiliation

Institut für Völkerkunde Universität Freiburg. seitz@ruf.uni-freiburg.de

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9549174

Abstract

The particular problems arising in the aftermath of natural disasters in indigenous societies in the Third World, especially in ethnic or cultural minorities, have until now received only little attention in social scientific research. The potential of such indigenous groups to use their traditional knowledge and behaviour patterns in coping with natural disasters has been badly neglected. The example of the Aeta in Zambales, Philippines, a marginal group who were hit directly by the eruption of Mt Pinatubo in 1991, shows how traditional economic and social behaviour can in some measure determine their various survival strategies.

Language: en