Intergenerational transmission of local knowledge towards river flooding risk reduction and adaptation: The experience of Dagupan City, Philippines

College

College of Liberal Arts

Document Type

Book Chapter

Source Title

Disaster Governance in Urbanising Asia

First Page

145

Last Page

176

Publication Date

2016

Publisher

Springer Science+Business Media Singapore

Abstract

Lying approximately 1 m above sea level, Dagupan in the province of Pangasinan is one of the cities in the Philippines perennially vulnerable to river flooding. It serves as the catch basin of waters that drain into Lingayen Gulf and two river deltas, the Agno and Toboy-Tolong , and is subject to the onset of high tidal movement. The excess waters would fi nd their way into low-lying areas resulting in disruption of people’s access to social services and livelihood activities such as milkfish farming, as well as loss of life. Interviews and discussions revealed that Dagupeños cultivated local knowledge to cope with the situation over time. In looking at the said knowledge, its intergenerational transfer will be traced to the following generations: before 1990, 1991–2000 and 2001 to present. Through the integration of intergenerational local knowledge with urban disaster governance, there will be a better understanding on variations of risk perception and making risk reduction more sensitive to different sectors in urban settlements. Furthermore, determination of impacts from one generation to another would enable people to have a more holistic approach to disaster governance. Finally, identification of local knowledge that can address thematic concerns on disaster risk reduction such as preparedness, prevention and mitigation, response and rehabilitation and recovery would promote decentralised governance in vulnerable and urban poor communities.

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Disciplines

Emergency and Disaster Management

Keywords

Hazard mitigation—Philippines—Dagupan City (Pangasinan); Knowledge management

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