Storms of history
Water, hazard and society in the Philippines 1565-1930
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20079045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Greg Bankoff (0000-0002-5493-0057, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 153-183 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | A world of water (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004254015_007 |
| OpenAlex | W2279481357 |
| ISBN | 9789004254015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The Philippine Archipelago is both geo-physically and meteorologically one of the world's natural hazard 'hot spots'; it experiences more such events than any other country. Given the frequency and magnitude of these hazards in the Philippines, this chapter argues that a systematic documentation of such events beginning with the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century is such as to warrant an investigation of the ways in which disasters may have actually affected the evolution and adaptation of societies in the archipelago. First an appreciation of the general nature of hazard and the physical environment is explored before the history of those disasters most associated with its maritime geography up until the 1930s is reconstructed from archival sources. The chapter estimates the effect of hazards in terms of numbers of people affected, damage to property and loss of life. Keywords: climate-related hazards; Filipino society; maritime geography; Philippine Archipelago; Spanish conquest
Ancient history · Archaeology · Archipelago · CONQUEST · Geography · Hazard · Meteorology · Natural disaster · Natural hazard · Storm · History · Philippine History and Culture · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |