Landslides are part and parcel of the physical
environment of undulating landscape of northern and
central Malawi. The population comprises poor,
largely rural communities who survive on subsistence
agriculture. This book focuses on both scientific
causes of landslides, and the local populations
awareness of landslides, their perceptions and
traditional beliefs regarding landslide causes, and
their coping strategies. The role of gender with
regard to perceptions and coping strategies receive
special attention. The author argues that
traditional; beliefs play an important role in
invoking...