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Retour sur les causes d'une catastrophe : pourquoi plus de 1 600 morts aux Philippines fin 2004 ?

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  • Jean-Christophe Gaillard
  • Catherine C. Liamzon
  • Emmanuel A. Maceda

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In late 2004, four successive typhoons and tropical depressions battered the Eastern coast of the Northern island of Luzon in the Philippine archipelago causing the death of more than 1,600 people. The causes of this disaster go beyond the sole climatic events and the lack of forest cover which were immediatly pointed out by politicians and the media. They are rather rooted in the unmanaged population growth, the harsh access to land and the corruption within the government along with the power of the elite which facilitate illegal logging.

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  • Jean-Christophe Gaillard & Catherine C. Liamzon & Emmanuel A. Maceda, 2007. "Retour sur les causes d'une catastrophe : pourquoi plus de 1 600 morts aux Philippines fin 2004 ?," Mondes en développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(1), pages 35-50.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:meddbu:med_137_0035
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