Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 25 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
Training decision-makers in flood response with system dynamics
Romana Berariu, Christian Fikar, Manfred Gronalt, Patrick Hirsch– The purpose of this paper is to present a training model for decision makers that covers the complexity which is inherent in decision-making processes in times of floods.
Capacity building for post disaster construction and demolition waste management: A case of Sri Lanka
Gayani Karunasena, Dilanthi AmaratungaThe purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical framework for capacity building in post disaster construction and demolition (C & D) waste management at a national…
The effects of fatalism and denial on earthquake preparedness levels
Hoda Baytiyeh, Mohamad Naja– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of awareness and beliefs on college students’ preparedness for earthquake risks in Lebanon.
Women’s solidarity economy initiatives to strengthen food security in response to disasters: Insights from two Philippine case studies
Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo, Mylene D. HegaThe purpose of this paper is to present the knowledge gained from the experiences of community-based, women-led organizations of workers in the informal economy which strengthen…
The Houma Indians’ battle against the ocean
Frédéric AllamelThe Houma Indians reside in the backwaters of the Mississippi Delta, a coastal area that is disappearing due to natural subsidence, sea-level rise, and mismanagements of the…
Disaster resilience and complex adaptive systems theory: Finding common grounds for risk reduction
Christo Coetzee, Dewald Van Niekerk, Emmanuel RajuThe purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of resilience into the contemporary discourse of disaster risk. As a counter position to the current status quo in defining…
Collaborative governance difficulty and policy implication: Case study of the Sewol disaster in South Korea
Min Seok Bang, YunYoung KimThe purpose of this paper is to examine the case of the disaster involving the South Korean ferry, Sewol; offer policy implications; and point to the difficulty of collaboration…
Socio-political goals and responses to the reconstruction of the Chilean city of Constitución
Hugo Romero, Cristian AlbornozThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the political and economic objectives sought by the government of Chile to understand the characteristics of the reconstruction process for…
Private needs, public responses: vulnerable people’s flood-disrupted mobility
Nicola Christie, Liza Griffin, Natalie Chan, John Twigg, Helena TitheridgeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of vulnerable people during flood events, impacts of changes in mobility on well-being and the extent to which frontline…
An exploration of objectivism and social constructivism within the context of disaster risk
Paul Chipangura, Dewald Van Niekerk, Gerrit Van Der WaldtThe purpose of this paper is to understand the meaning of social constructivism and objectivism within the context of disaster risk from which disaster risk policy can be…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju