Iraphne R Childs
Biographic Data
| ID | 6533181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iraphne R Childs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iraphne R |
| FAMILY NAME | Childs |
| SIGNATURE | CHILDS I R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Testimonial: Dr Elise Lindgren
Barriers to risk reduction: Dontse Yakhe, South Africa
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify hazard risks and factors impeding the implementation of disaster risk management policies and strategies in Dontse Yakhe in Hout Bay, South Africa. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach was selected for this research. Interviews were conducted with community leaders and other relevant government and civil society stakeholders. Insights and perceptions of Dontse Yakhe residents were …
Slum upgrading and urban governance: Case studies in three South East Asian cities
African Refugee Communities in Southeast Queensland: Forces of concentration and dispersion
Black African refugee communities are a relatively recent addition to the Australia landscape. Between 2001 and 2007, over 5000 refugees from various African nations resettled in Queensland. There are very few data about African refugee settlement geography in Australia and no previous study delineating African refugee settlement within the State of Queensland. This research addresses the knowledge gap by examining the geographic distribution and…
Settlement Patterns of African Refugee Communities in Southeast Queensland
Over 4000 African refugees have resettled in Queensland through the Australian government's Humanitarian Program. Research on the settlement geography of this immigrant group is, however, limited. The present study is set within the context of research and debates concerning the residential concentration and/or dispersion patterns of immigrant settlement in Australia. The paper investigates the settlement and secondary migration geography of eigh…
Imizamo Yethu: A Case Study of Community Resilience to Fire Hazard in an Informal Settlement Cape Town, South Africa
Imizamo Yethu, in Cape Town, is one of the many informal settlements in South Africa's post-Apartheid urban landscape. Residents live in abject poverty and are potentially vulnerable to a range of environmental hazards, of which fire hazard is one of the most common. A major fire, on the 8 February 2004, caused significant damage to housing and infrastructure, resulting in widespread homelessness and loss of personal possessions. Despite this, th…
Interviewing Japanese tourists in Australia: Some observations on the difficulties
Japanese Perception of Nature in the Novel Snow Country
Appreciation of the natural environment has long been an institutionalized part of Japanese culture. Conventions of Japanese literature employ natural images to convey human emotions within a spiritual framework of the native Japanese philosophies of Zen Buddhism andShintoism, and the broader Eastern approach of harmony with nature. Set in a geographically unique region of Japan, Kawabata Yasunari's novel Yukiguni (Snow Country) illustrates funda…
Slum upgrading and urban governance: Case studies in three South East Asian cities
Settlement Patterns of African Refugee Communities in Southeast Queensland
Over 4000 African refugees have resettled in Queensland through the Australian government's Humanitarian Program. Research on the settlement geography of this immigrant group is, however, limited. The present study is set within the context of research and debates concerning the residential concentration and/or dispersion patterns of immigrant settlement in Australia. The paper investigates the settlement and secondary migration geography of eigh…
African Refugee Communities in Southeast Queensland: Forces of concentration and dispersion
Black African refugee communities are a relatively recent addition to the Australia landscape. Between 2001 and 2007, over 5000 refugees from various African nations resettled in Queensland. There are very few data about African refugee settlement geography in Australia and no previous study delineating African refugee settlement within the State of Queensland. This research addresses the knowledge gap by examining the geographic distribution and…
Imizamo Yethu: A Case Study of Community Resilience to Fire Hazard in an Informal Settlement Cape Town, South Africa
Imizamo Yethu, in Cape Town, is one of the many informal settlements in South Africa's post-Apartheid urban landscape. Residents live in abject poverty and are potentially vulnerable to a range of environmental hazards, of which fire hazard is one of the most common. A major fire, on the 8 February 2004, caused significant damage to housing and infrastructure, resulting in widespread homelessness and loss of personal possessions. Despite this, th…
Interviewing Japanese tourists in Australia: Some observations on the difficulties
Japanese Perception of Nature in the Novel Snow Country
Appreciation of the natural environment has long been an institutionalized part of Japanese culture. Conventions of Japanese literature employ natural images to convey human emotions within a spiritual framework of the native Japanese philosophies of Zen Buddhism andShintoism, and the broader Eastern approach of harmony with nature. Set in a geographically unique region of Japan, Kawabata Yasunari's novel Yukiguni (Snow Country) illustrates funda…
Settlement Patterns of African Refugee Communities in Southeast Queensland
Over 4000 African refugees have resettled in Queensland through the Australian government's Humanitarian Program. Research on the settlement geography of this immigrant group is, however, limited. The present study is set within the context of research and debates concerning the residential concentration and/or dispersion patterns of immigrant settlement in Australia. The paper investigates the settlement and secondary migration geography of eigh…
Imizamo Yethu: A Case Study of Community Resilience to Fire Hazard in an Informal Settlement Cape Town, South Africa
Imizamo Yethu, in Cape Town, is one of the many informal settlements in South Africa's post-Apartheid urban landscape. Residents live in abject poverty and are potentially vulnerable to a range of environmental hazards, of which fire hazard is one of the most common. A major fire, on the 8 February 2004, caused significant damage to housing and infrastructure, resulting in widespread homelessness and loss of personal possessions. Despite this, th…
African Refugee Communities in Southeast Queensland: Forces of concentration and dispersion
Black African refugee communities are a relatively recent addition to the Australia landscape. Between 2001 and 2007, over 5000 refugees from various African nations resettled in Queensland. There are very few data about African refugee settlement geography in Australia and no previous study delineating African refugee settlement within the State of Queensland. This research addresses the knowledge gap by examining the geographic distribution and…
Slum upgrading and urban governance: Case studies in three South East Asian cities
Barriers to risk reduction: Dontse Yakhe, South Africa
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify hazard risks and factors impeding the implementation of disaster risk management policies and strategies in Dontse Yakhe in Hout Bay, South Africa. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach was selected for this research. Interviews were conducted with community leaders and other relevant government and civil society stakeholders. Insights and perceptions of Dontse Yakhe residents were …
Testimonial: Dr Elise Lindgren
Geography (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 works) · Civil engineering (2 works) · Civil society (2 works)