Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 27 Issue 1
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An International JournalTable of contents
The perception of risk in the flood-prone area: a case study from the Czech municipality
Mohan Kumar Bera, Petr DaněkThe purpose of this paper is to explore the risk perceptions and activities of people to reduce impacts of disaster.
Managing coastal risks at the Wadden Sea: a societal perspective
Birgit Gerkensmeier, Beate M.W. Ratter, Manfred Vollmer, Cormac WalshThe trilateral Wadden Sea Region (WSR), extending from Den Helder in the Netherlands, along the German North Sea coast, to Esbjerg in Denmark, constitutes a unique but vulnerable…
Social network analysis of the Korean disaster-safety industry
Byeong Je Kim, Hyung-Guen Park, Ji-Bum ChungThe purpose of this paper is to identify the present structure of the Korean disaster-safety industry and propose ways to promote it.
Harnessing informal education for community resilience
Shihui Feng, Liaquat Hossain, Douglas PatonDisaster education is considered as a newly emerging area of research and practice, which promotes community-based educational approaches for building resilience. Given the…
Simplifying humanitarian assistance/disaster relief analytic models using activity-based intelligence: Syrian refugee crisis as a case study
Donald V. Widener, Thomas A. Mazzuchi, Shahram SarkaniThe purpose of this paper is to propose an effective knowledge elicitation method and representation scheme that empowers humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) analysts…
The role of religious beliefs and practices in disaster: The case study of 2009 earthquake in Padang city, Indonesia
Adisaputri Gianisa, Loic Le DeOver the last few years, there has been an increase of research interest on the role of religion in disaster. While some emphasize the positive role of religions during and after…
Of stories that matter: The social construction of risk in planning for coastal areas in Antique, Philippines
Juhn Chris Espia, Alma Maria SalvadorThe recent shift in the Philippine Government’s emphasis from response to a more proactive approach came with the recognition that different stakeholders play important roles in…
Risk communication for religious crowds: preferences of Hajj pilgrims
Hassan Taibah, Sudha Arlikatti, Simon AndrewThe purpose of this paper is to describe empirical research intended to gauge the channels of risk information and their perceived effectiveness expressed by Hajj pilgrims in 2013…
The impact of flooding on marriage: evidence from Pakistan
Riaz AhmedThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of the flood on marriages in flooded households compared to marriages in unaffected households by utilizing the 2010 Pakistani…
Learning and usefulness stemming from collaboration in a maritime crisis management exercise in Northern Norway
Leif Inge Magnussen, Eric Carlstrøm, Jarle Løwe Sørensen, Glenn-Egil Torgersen, Erlend Fritjof Hagenes, Elsa KristiansenThis research investigates the perceived collaboration between public, private, and volunteer organisations during maritime crisis work, with an emphasis on learning and…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju