Political inequality and local government capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction: Evidence from Mexico
Por:
Ruiz-Rivera, Naxhelli, Melgarejo-Rodriguez, Carlos R.
Publicada:
1 sep 2017
Resumen:
The susceptibility of different territorial units to be affected by
natural hazards has been usually associated with the type and intensity
of the hazard itself, together with the socio-economic conditions of the
population. However, the political conditions that underlie planning and
emergency response have been less explored. We argue that the capacity
of local governments to reduce and manage risk in decentralised
countries varies is influenced by internal political inequalities
regarding financial, normative and operative resources. This paper
reviews the conceptual links among political inequalities,
decentralisation and risk reduction, and applies these categories to a
quantitative analysis of the correlation between capacity resources and
disaster and emergency declarations issued for hazard-exposed
municipalities in Mexico. The evidence shows the extent to which
institutional capacities are unequally distributed among municipalities
and proves that even in cases with better levels of capacity resources,
such resources have not translated into less emergency and disaster
declarations.
Filiaciones:
Ruiz-Rivera, Naxhelli:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Melgarejo-Rodriguez, Carlos R.:
Paseo Reforma 342-26, Mexico City 06600, DF, Mexico
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