Balancing risk
Village de-mining in Cambodia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11186013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Bottomley (Documentation Center of Cambodia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 823-837 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0143659032000132876 |
| OpenAlex | W2059052262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Informal mine clearance by villagers in Cambodia has been a controversial subject among mine action practitioners for the past decade. Discussions have centred on the ethical question of whether these villagers should be provided with training in de-mining techniques. This article explores the circumstances under which villagers conduct mine clearance. It suggests that the engagement of villagers in this high-risk activity largely results from a combination of their vulnerability to other risk factors and their ability to conduct basic de-mining. On this basis, it is suggested that the most effective way of addressing village de-mining is not through transferral of expertise or prohibition of such activity, but through a focus on the underlying vulnerabilities that force people intentionally to take risks
Action (physics · Computer security · Economic growth · Economics · Mining industry · Political science · Subject (documents · Vulnerability (computing · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Cambodian History and Society · Engineering · Mining and Resource Management
| Citations per year | 0.55 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |