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Book SynopsisBringing together the voices of local scholars in the Philippines, this book offers critical insights into one of the world’s most disaster-prone regions. The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world, with the effects of climate change contributing to rising sea levels and increasingly frequent typhoons and floods. Case studies in this book examine such disasters, including the aftermath of 2013 super typhoon Haiyan. Discussions are centered around four themes: women and empowerment, economics and recovery, community and resilience, and religion and spirituality. Through its analysis, the book demonstrates the scopes, inequities, and inefficiencies of policies and responses, as well as forms of empowerment and resilience, in meeting challenges in disaster-afflicted communities in the Philippines. Its conclusions provide a more nuanced and grounded perspective of policies, practices, and approaches in the sociology of disasters today.
Table of ContentsPart 1: Disasters in the Philippines: Overview and Responses 1. Introduction - Glenda Tibe Bonifacio and Roxanna Balbido Epe 2. Socio-Economic Impact of Disasters in the Philippines: The First Two Decades of the 21st century - Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga 3. State of ICT-use within the Local Climate E-Governance in Metro Manila, Philippines - Xavier Venn A. Asuncion 4. Food and Nutrition Security and Children’s Health Challenges in Extreme Weather Disasters in the Philippines: Understanding the Implications of Gender Roles - Erlidia F. Llamas-Clark 5. Children and Disaster Risk Reduction: Building Resilience from Education, Local Government Units, and Communities - Roxanna Balbido Epe Part 2: Haiyan Aftermath 6. From Disaster Woes to Economic Windfall: The Case of San Juan Women of Sta. Rita, Samar - Anita G. Cular 7. Disaster Events and Role Transitions: Narratives of Filipino Rural Women after Typhoon Haiyan - Rowena S. Guiang and Ervina A. Espina 8. Women’s Participation in Small Island Resilience Building in Concepcion, Iloilo, Philippines - Dhino B. Geges 9. What Could Have Been? Disaster Impact Analysis of Haiyan in Region VIII - Shiely Anne O. Julian and Francine Blaise M. Loja 10. Gender and Labour Market Regimes in Post-Disaster Haiyan Communities in Leyte - Glenda Tibe Bonifacio 11. No One Left Behind? A Case for Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction in the Philippines - Kaira Zoe Alburo-Cañete, Corazon Clarin, Marivic Codiñera, and Katherine Velmonte 12. Climate Change and Applied Theater as Post Disaster-Response - Dennis D. Gupa 13. Beyond Bayanihan: Overcoming Myths of Community Resilience in Typhoon Haiyan Post-Disaster Recovery - Yvonne Su, Ladylyn Mangada, and Ara Joy Pacoma 14. Increasing Resilience in Communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan: World Renew’s Response in the Philippines - Grace Wiebe 15. Religion in the Public Sphere in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan - Maria Cecilia T. Medina Conclusion (For Now): Post-Haiyan Philippines and Beyond - Glenda Tibe Bonifacio and Roxanna Balbido Epe
