Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 26 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
Regulating disasters? The role of international law in disaster prevention and management
Marie Aronsson-Storrier, Karen da CostaThe purpose of this paper is to explore the role of international law in disaster prevention and management, with a particular focus on the emerging field of international…
Sanitation, human rights and disaster management
Marie Aronsson-StorrierThe purpose of this paper is to link debates around the international law on human rights and disaster management with the evolving debate around the human right to sanitation, in…
Disasters and non-state actors – human rights-based approaches
Marlies Hesselman, Lottie LaneThe purpose of this paper is to examine the roles and responsibilities of non-state actors (NSAs) in contributing to disaster governance from an international human rights law…
Corporate accountability in the Samarco chemical sludge disaster
Karen da CostaThe purpose of this paper is to explore avenues of corporate accountability in disasters, using the Samarco chemical sludge disaster, which took place in 2015 in Brazil, as case…
International law applicable to urban conflict and disaster
Ronan McDermott, Charlotte Luelf, Laura Hofmann, Pat GibbonsThe purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the international legal framework governing urban crises arising from conflict, “natural” and technological…
Examining livelihood risk perceptions in disaster resettlement
Xuesong Guo, Naim KapucuAlthough many disaster resettlement programs are implemented throughout the world, their ramifications continue to challenge our understanding of scope, impact, context, and…
“What should we do?” The after-action review of village heads’ information seeking and decision making during the unprecedented Kaohsiung blast
Chiung-wen HsuThe purpose of this paper is to examine village heads’ information seeking and decision making in 2014 Kaohsiung Blast and to analyze if the current disaster trainings help those…
Resilience after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Stacy Buckingham-Howes, Poorna Sreekumar, Glenn Morris, Lynn M. GrattanThe purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which self-reported resilience was associated with mental health outcomes four years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill…
Longitudinal patterns of unmet needs during Texas floods, May-June 2015: 2-1-1 disaster-related calls for housing, utilities, food, and medical care
Teresa Wai Chi Tai, Jee Young Lee, Sherry I. BameIn Spring 2015, Texas experienced record-breaking floods, causing deaths, injuries, and widespread property and infrastructure damage. However, little is known about those who…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju