Natural hazard mitigation strategies review: Actor-network theory and the eco-based approach understanding in Zimbabwe

DOI: 10.4102/jamba.v11i1.629

Keywords: A systematic search to retrieve related scholarly literature and referenced articles was conducted between January 2015 and September 2016. The main aim of the research was to identify natural hazard mitigation approaches and ecological studies in semi-arid regions. The search paid particular attention to Ziziphus mauritiana and its interaction with different human and non-human actors in semi-arid regions. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were discussed and agreed on at the commencement of the selection process (Creswell 2007). The selection criteria were developed until the final selection conditions were established (Denzin & Lincolan 2000). This enabled the study to eliminate scholarly work that was outside the eco-based natural hazard mitigation approach scope and confirmed consistency. This was achieved through a search on Google Scholar and Science Direct, which helped the study to achieve the elimination process. The keywords were identified and selected from natural hazard and socio-environmental studies and thematic headings. Basic words and terms such as 'natural hazard mitigation approaches', 'climatic variability', 'actor-network theory', 'eco-resources', 'Ziziphus mauritiana', 'commodity value chain', 'Zimbabwe', 'Central Africa', 'Southern Africa', 'developing countries' and 'sub-Saharan Africa' were searched in the engine. The reference list of applicable articles was evaluated to identify other appropriate articles. Figure 1 illustrates the chronological sequence of the search strategy, screening and selection processes. Finally, selected articles were included.

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