Small island developing states: natural disaster vulnerability and global change

Pelling, Mark; Uitto, Juha I.

doi:10.3763/ehaz.2001.0306

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“…The country comprises a land area (inclusive of all the islands that fall within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Malta) of only 316 km 2 , but has one of the highest population densities in the world (at 1,309 persons/km 2 ) (National Statistics Office, 2009a). As in other small island states, spatial planning and environmental management issues are thus compounded and magnified (Cassar, 2010;Pelling and Uitto, 2001;Sheppard and Morris, 2009 Malta provides a good case study for studying logistical and contextual constraints to public participation in the planning system (taken here to include both land use and environmental planning). There is evidence that participation mechanisms are limited in extent and effectiveness (Conrad et al, 2010;Macelli, 1990), and fail to meet public expectations (Office of the Ombudsman, 2007).…”

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Hearing but Not Listening? A Participatory Assessment of Public Participation in Planning

Conrad

Cassar

Christie

et al. 2011

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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Hearing but Not Listening? A Participatory Assessment of Public Participation in Planning

Conrad

Cassar

Christie

et al. 2011

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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“…Extrapolating root causes of vulnerability has remained a point of enquiry and contention over time (Weichselgartner 2001), and a full exploration of the history of vulnerability is beyond the scope of this research. The more specific ''vulnerability to hazards and climate change'' has been a focal area of interdisciplinary research over the last few decades (Cutter 1996;Morrow 1999;Pelling and Uitto 2001;Cutter et al 2003;Eriksen and O'Brien 2007;O'Brien et al 2007;Ribot 2011;Kelman et al 2015). As such, researchers have proposed numerous frameworks and assessments in an attempt to capture the now acknowledged physical and social dimensions of vulnerability in developed (Fuller and Pincetl 2014) and developing country contexts (Boruff and Cutter 2007;Turvey 2007;Djalante et al 2013).…”

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“…Small island developing states (SIDS), while heterogeneous, share certain features and characteristics relating to vulnerability to environmental, social, political, and economic disturbance (Pelling and Uitto 2001;Julca and Paddison 2009). For example, small islands by their nature are limited: their small size and restricted resource base, high exposure to hazards and climate change (Lewis 1990;Betzold 2015), great distance from major population centers and resources (plus subsequent economic costs incurred to overcome relative isolation), and limited economic opportunities (Briguglio 1995;Encontre 1999) are common characteristics.…”

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A Framework for Disaster Vulnerability in a Small Island in the Southwest Pacific: A Case Study of Emae Island, Vanuatu

Jackson

McNamara

Witt

2017

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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The societal costs of disasters around the world are continuing to increase and Pacific Island countries are considered some of the most vulnerable. This is primarily due to a combination of high hazard exposure coupled with a range of social, economic, physical, and political vulnerabilities. This article contributes to the growing body of work that aims to understand the causal factors of disaster vulnerability, but with a specific focus on small island developing states. The article first develops a framework for understanding disaster vulnerability, drawing on extensive literature and the well-established Methods for the Improvement of Vulnerability in Europe (MOVE) framework, and second, applies this adapted framework using empirically-derived data from fieldwork on Emae Island, Vanuatu to provide a working understanding of the causal elements of disaster vulnerability. Drawn from a significant body of scholarship at the time, the MOVE framework was primarily developed as a heuristic tool in which disaster vulnerability is considered to be a function of exposure, susceptibility (socially, economically, physically, culturally, environmentally, institutionally), and a lack of resilience. We posit that this adapted framework for small islands should also include historical susceptibility, and we prefer livelihood resilience (as capabilities, social capital, knowledge, participation, and human rights) over lack of resilience. We maintain that understanding disaster vulnerability holistically, which is inclusive of both strengths and drawbacks, is crucial to ensure that limited resources can target the causal factors that produce vulnerability and help safeguard and improve livelihoods in both the short and long term.

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“…Small island also has impacts in the limitation of transportation system availability to serve product distribution from and to dispersion islands (Pelling and Uitto, 2001). Transportation obstacle affects a high production cost which has to be spent per transportation unit so that it influences people ability in optimizing any business opportunities (Purwaningsih, 2008).…”

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Production Optimization and Food Needs Provision Distribution in South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku

Arifin

2017

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Abstract:Small islands have food development constraints due to their location characteristics which are dispersed and isolated. These small islands have limited capacity of land resource along with low efficiency of food distribution so that it influences sufficiency level of affordable food availability. Therefore, the aims of this research are: (1) to analyze regional food balance to fulfil food and nutrition needs; (2) to analyze the direction of food production development with small island basis; and (3) to analyze the interaction pattern of food distribution among small islands to ensure sufficiency food availability. This research was conducted in MarchDecember 2016 in South Halmahera Regency. This research design is explorative using primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected by observation results, interview, and Focused Group Discussion (FGD). The result research shows that land optimization for the development of Wetland Food Crops (TPLB), Dry land Food Crops (TPLK), and Annual Food crops (TPT) are able to fulfil South Halmahera people's food needs and its land availability surplus is 5,159.2; 34,834.9 and 21,971.0 ha. Interaction pattern among small island is needed for food availability from TPLK and TPLB in Bacan and Makian Small Island. Interaction pattern among small islands is needed for rice availability in all sub district of South Halmahera by optimize land resource potential, system recovery of land transportation and port warehouse in every small islands, empowerment of citizen ship in rice distribution from small island centre to every sub districts as well as TPLK and TPT distribution from nearby sub district in the same small island.

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Small island developing states: natural disaster vulnerability and global change

Cited by 184 publications

References 19 publications

Hearing but Not Listening? A Participatory Assessment of Public Participation in Planning

Hearing but Not Listening? A Participatory Assessment of Public Participation in Planning

A Framework for Disaster Vulnerability in a Small Island in the Southwest Pacific: A Case Study of Emae Island, Vanuatu

Production Optimization and Food Needs Provision Distribution in South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku

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