Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 20 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
Modelling of sea level rise and river system
D.Y.S. MahThis paper aims to present a hydrodynamic river modelling by incorporating river flow and sea‐level rise interactions.
Preventing landslides in times of rainfall: case study and FEM analyses
Hossein Moayedi, Bujang B.K. Huat, Thamer Ahmad Mohammad Ali, Afshin Asadi, Fatemeh Moayedi, Mehdi MokhberiThe purpose of the paper is to present a new method of controlling through susceptible slopes in order to reduce the risk of landslides.
Caveant admonitus (“Let the forewarned beware”): The 1997 Grand Forks (USA) flood disaster
Paul E. TodhunterThis paper aims to review the performance of the flood forecasting, warning, and response system (FFWRS) during the 1997 Red River of the North flood to identify the factors that…
Coordination during multi‐agency emergency response: issues and solutions
Paul Salmon, Neville Stanton, Dan Jenkins, Guy WalkerCoordination between military and civilian agencies has previously been found to be a significant issue that affects the efficiency of multi‐agency system responses to large‐scale…
Why is collaboration minimised at the accident scene?: A critical study of a hidden phenomenon
Johan M. Berlin, Eric D. CarlströmThe purpose of this paper is to study why collaboration among police, fire, and ambulance services is minimised at accident scenes.
Dealing with mass death in disasters and pandemics: Some key differences but many similarities
Joseph Scanlon, Terry McMahonThere are many differences in how authorities handle the dead during mass death incidents involving disasters and pandemics. These differences would suggest that planning for a…
Measuring people's preferences for cyclone vulnerability reduction measures in Bangladesh
Ali Asgary, Abdul HalimThis paper aims to examine people's preferences for alternative cyclone vulnerability reduction measures in cyclone prone areas of Bangladesh.
Leadership in complex, stressful rescue operations: A quantitative test of a qualitatively developed model
Misa Sjoberg, Claes Wallenius, Gerry LarssonThe purpose of the paper is to explore the universality of a qualitatively (grounded theory) developed model of leadership in complex and/or stressful rescue operations.
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju