Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 25 Issue 5

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An International Journal
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Table of contents

A study of housing reconstruction and social cohesion among conflict and tsunami affected communities in Sri Lanka

Richard Haigh, Siri Hettige, Maheshika Sakalasuriya, G. Vickneswaran, Lasantha Namal Weerasena

The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse the role of housing reconstruction projects in post conflict and post tsunami Sri Lanka, and to discuss their implications on…

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Long-term satisfaction of post disaster resettled communities: The case of post tsunami – Sri Lanka

Nuwan Tharanga Dias, Kaushal Keraminiyage, Kushani Kulasthri DeSilva

After tsunami 2004, it was estimated that more than 98,000 permanent houses had to be rebuilt. However, ten years on, as communities, are they satisfied in their new homes? What…

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An integrated social response to disasters: the case of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka

Siri Hettige, Richard Haigh

The impact of disasters caused by natural hazards on people in affected communities is mediated by a whole range of circumstances such as the intensity of the disaster, type and…

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Mainstreaming women into disaster reduction in the built environment: A guideline for Sri Lanka

Kanchana Ginige, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a guideline to mainstream women into disaster reduction in the built environment in Sri Lanka.

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Overcoming challenges faced by local governments in creating a resilient built environment in cities

Chamindi Malalgoda, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh

Although, a number of initiatives have been taken after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami to institutionalise disaster risk reduction (DRR), gaps still exist in the Sri Lankan…

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Resource deployment under consideration of conflicting needs in times of river floods

Romana Berariu, Christian Fikar, Manfred Gronalt, Patrick Hirsch

The purpose of this paper is to present a system dynamics (SD) model that allows one to simulate resource deployment to fulfill increasing needs for commodities such as food and…

“Lets talk about you …”: Opening space for local experience, action and learning in disaster risk reduction

Terry Gibson, Ben Wisner

The purpose of this paper is to report on the creation of innovative methods for engaging in conversations about everyday risk.

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Critical success factors for post-disaster infrastructure recovery: Learning from the Canterbury (NZ) earthquake recovery

Miao Liu, Eric Scheepbouwer, Sonia Giovinazzi

The purpose of this paper is to synthesise critical success factors (CSFs) for advancing post-disaster infrastructure recovery and underpinning recovery authorities in decision…

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Risk and culture: the case of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

Soledad Natalia Dalisay, Mylene T. De Guzman

The purpose of this paper is to look into the socio-cultural contexts that shaped people’s evacuation decisions during typhoon Haiyan in three affected areas in the Philippines.

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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