This paper responds to the limited literature on perceptions of fire disaster risks associated with the siting of fuel stations in dense residential areas in African cities. We address three interrelated research objectives regarding fire disaster risk and safety behaviours. First, we explore residents perception of the reasons for the siting of fuel stations in residential areas. Second, we examine their sociodemographic characteristics and perception of fire disaster risks associated wi...
Abstract For decades, climate variability has had great effect on human life; both positively and neg122`atively. These effects include rise in the global temperatures, changes in the precipitation patterns, increase in drought incidents and heat waves, stronger and more intense hurricanes, rise in sea level (1-4 feet by 2100), arctic regions likely to become ice free and negative impact on human health. Changes in climate have impacted negatively on human health where by it has led to incre...