Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 27 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
Implications of transforming climate change risks into security risks
Ksenia Chmutina, Peter Fussey, Andrew Dainty, Lee BosherA number of severe weather events have influenced a shift in UK policy concerning how climate-induced hazards are managed. Whist this shift has encouraged improvements in…
The economics of disaster risks and impacts in the Pacific
Christopher Edmonds, Ilan NoyThe Pacific islands face the highest disaster risk globally in per capita terms. Countries in the region have been affected by several recent catastrophic events, as well as by…
Fire officer leadership strategies for cost management
Leo R. Sedlmeyer, Rocky J. DwyerThe purpose of this paper is to explore leadership strategies of fire officers used by fire office leaders to manage costs associated with hazardous operations.
Gathering places in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
Mary M. Nelan, Ronald L. Schumann IIIThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of gathering places in disaster recovery, and describe types of active gathering places where residents and aid workers in…
Not your typical “historian”: Archiving successes and lessons learned during emergency response
Adrienne Lefevre, Madison Walter-Garcia, Kimberly Hanson, Julia Smith-EasleyIn the incident command system (ICS) structure, response documentation is formally found within the planning section. However, longer term emergency responses have demonstrated…
Experiences of a prolonged coal-mine fire
Rebecca Jones, Sarah Lee, Darryl Maybery, Alexander McFarlaneThe purpose of this paper is to examine the perspectives of local residents regarding the impact of the long-duration Hazelwood open cut coal mine fire in rural Australia.
Minority community willingness to pay for earthquake insurance
Chun-Min Zhang, Zhen-Wei QianThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between potential affecting factors and the local communities’ willingness to pay (WTP) for housing earthquake…
Survivors’ experiences of journalists and media exposure: A retrospective qualitative study 15 years after a ferry disaster
Liselotte Englund, Filip K. ArnbergThe media is an important part of disaster management, yet little is understood about their interplay with the disaster survivors. The purpose of this paper is to examine disaster…
Examining spatio-temporal patterns, drivers and trends of residential fires in South East Queensland, Australia
Prem Chhetri, Jonathan Corcoran, Shafiq Ahmad, Kiran KCThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first is to examine the changing spatio-temporal patterns and regional trends in residential fires; and second is to investigate the likely…
Community participation framework for post-disaster resettlement and its practical application in Pakistan
Ali Jamshed, Irfan Ahmad Rana, Masood Ali Khan, Nikhil Agarwal, Ahsan Ali, Mayank OstwalThe purpose of this paper is to propose a practical framework for community participation in post-disaster resettlement.
Social production of disasters and disaster social constructs: An exercise in disambiguation and reframing
Lei Sun, A.J. FaasThe purpose of this paper is to determine whether it is useful to tease apart the intimately related propositions of social production and social construction to guide thinking in…
Economy-wide impact of drought induced productivity losses
Nicholas Kilimani, Jan van Heerden, Heinrich Bohlmann, Louise RoosThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how a drought which initially affects agricultural productivity can ultimately affect an entire economy. The study aims to assess the…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju