Title: Landslide occurrences in the Philippines : contributing factors and implications to local governance

Authors: Jadina, Beatriz Cuevas

Place: Laguna

Publisher: Southeast Asian regional center for graduate study and research in agriculture (SEARCA)

Year: 2012

Journal: Policy brief series / Southeast Asian regional center for graduate study and research in agriculture

Volume: 2012-2

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: risk, disaster preparedness, landslides, thematic maps, vegetation, local government, rain, philippines

Abstract: The causes of landslides in parts of the Philippines are discussed and the role of local governments in their prevention or in setting up a monitoring and early warning system is outlined.

URL: http://www.cabi.org/cabdirect/FullTextPDF/2013/20133027248.pdf

Document type: Portal