Infrastructure Resilience in the Samoas: Policy Approaches

• Main Author: Mowll, Richard
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified; Resilience; Hazard; Samoa; School: Antarctic Research Centre; 169999 Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified; Marsden: 370401 Urban and Regional Studies; Marsden: 370402 Social and Cultural Geography; Degree Discipline: Development Studies; Degree Level: Masters; Degree Name: Master of Development Studies; Antarctic; Pacific; Marsden; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.17004772.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Infrastructure_Resilience_in_the_Samoas_Policy_Approaches/17004772

‘Resilience’ is a term that is increasingly being used regarding community development issues. It is a particular issue on Pacific Islands where development issues exist, and the exposure of communities to natural hazards is apparent. Climate change is increasingly affecting Pacific Island communiti...