Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 24 Issue 2

Strapline:

An International Journal
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Table of contents

Human security: an analytical tool for disaster perception research

Rihards Bambals

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible benefits arising from the application of the human security concept to analysing the disaster impacts.

Disaster logistics in small island developing states: Caribbean perspective

Denise D.P. Thompson

The purpose of this paper is to review the current state of disaster logistics among Caribbean small island developing states that are Caribbean Community (CARICOM) members, and…

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Resilience: detecting vulnerability in marginal groups

Veselin Mitrović

The purpose of this paper is to detect causes of potential vulnerability via indicators of non-resilience among marginalized groups. These causes could become a catalyst for a…

Network performance assessment for collaborative disaster response

Xuesong Guo, Naim Kapucu

The purpose of this paper is to propose a modified network performance assessment method to address issues of coordination among organizations in the context of disaster response…

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Sistematización in urban disaster risk reduction

Juan-Pablo Sarmiento, Dimmy Herard

The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of sistematización’s use as a research tool in the operationalization of a “neighborhood approach” to the implementation of…

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Assessment of disaster risk management in Mexico

Sergio O. Saldana-Zorrilla

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a set of policy suggestions for integrating risk management and increasing risk reduction measures and planning.

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Potential effects of climate change on the habitat in Mexico

Joel F. Audefroy

The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential effects of climate change on the habitat and human settlements in Mexico, through an analysis of three regions that are…

Evaluation of civil protection programmes, with a case study from Mexico

David E. Alexander

The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology for assessing and characterising the state of development of a civil protection (emergency preparedness) system, with…

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Cover of Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN:

0965-3562

Online date, start – end:

1992

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Dr JC Gaillard
  • Dr Emmanuel Raju