AN ASSESSMENT OF COPING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN NORTHERN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
Impressions of the north, its landscape, and people are drawn largely from public images, not personal experience, making misconceptions commonplace among non‐residents. The objective of this research is to improve our understanding of how communities cope with flood hazards through an assessment of...
| Published in: | Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1995
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.1995.tb00406.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1541-0064.1995.tb00406.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1541-0064.1995.tb00406.x |
| Summary: | Impressions of the north, its landscape, and people are drawn largely from public images, not personal experience, making misconceptions commonplace among non‐residents. The objective of this research is to improve our understanding of how communities cope with flood hazards through an assessment of the complex integration of traditional knowledge, community evolution, and modern technologies. This intersection of forces could influence vulnerability to natural hazards and affect preparedness and response. Field investigations were conducted in Aklavik, N.W.T., Attawapiskat, Ontario, and Fort Hard, N.W.T. as case studies. Central to the research design are distinctions between perceptions, attitudes, and activities at three operational levels: individual; communal; governmental ‐ and an appreciation of how these levels interrelate in response to flood hazards. The research findings confirm the crucial value of local environmental knowledge, identify the influence of changing social structures on community vulnerability, and underline the jurisdictionally integrated character of disaster response. Le plus souvent, les impressions du nord, de son paysage et de ses peuples sont le résultat ?images percues par le grand public et non pas ?expériences vécues, et de ce fait, les impressions erronëes sont assez fréquentes chez les non‐résidents. ľobjet de la présente recherche est de à mieux comprendre les solutions trouvées par les com‐munautés face aux inondations et ce, en analysant toute la complexité de /‘intégration des connaissances traditionnelles, de ľévolution communautaire et des technologies modernes. Ce regroupement des forces pourrait avoir une influence sur la vulnérabilité face aux dangers naturels et sur ľétat de préparation et la réaction. Des études de cas, on été mencés Aklavik, T.N.O., à Attawapiskat en Ontario et à Fort Hard, T.N.O. Les recherches sont structurés en distinguant les perceptions, les attitudes et les activité‘s à trois niveaux de fonctionnement, soit individuel, communautaire ... |
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