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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Hurricane Mitch"”.
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Tenure Insecurity and Post-Disaster Housing: Case Studies in New Orleans and Tegucigalpa
… been misconceived as immune. In the case of post]Hurricane Mitch in Tegucigalpa, a post]disaster housing relocation program struggled to find lands in an urban land market with pervasive insecurity
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The Political Determinants of the Impact of Natural Disasters: A Cross-Country Comparison
… of catastrophic events. For example, while Hurricane Mitch took an estimated 13,000 lives when it struck Honduras and Nicaragua, the stronger Hurricane Andrew took only 26 lives when it impacted the United States. What factors explain this difference? Thus far, disaster researchers have …
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Splendor of Ruins: Gang, State, and Crime in Honduras
… criminal economy and the devastation of Hurricane Mitch destabilized life in the capital, Tegucigalpa. I examine the displacement of smaller gangs in the city by the broad community of international gangs with ties to Los Angeles, California, called the maras, and campaigns against them …
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I won't let you behind". The impact of migration on sending households"
… onset climatic shocks, examining the case of Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua. The findings obtained show that shock severity does not act as push factor for international migration as a whole. Only individuals belonging to agricultural households experiencing high exposure to the natural disaster …