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Risk, vulnerability, and asset‐based approach to disaster risk management
Krishna S. VatsaHouseholds are exposed to a wide array of risks, characterized by a known or unknown probability distribution of events. Disasters are one of these risks at the extreme end…
International perspectives on gender and disaster: differences and possibilities
Elaine Enarson, Lourdes MeyrelesThis article provides an introduction and assessment of the English and Spanish literatures on gender relations in disaster contexts. We analyze regional patterns of differences…
Generic sources of disaster communities: a social network approach
Alan KirschenbaumThis paper utilizes the generic source of “community” to define a disaster community emphasizing disaster areas’ perceived boundaries and the social networks that fall within…
Participation lethargy in disaster preparedness organizations within the framework of a Turkish CBO
Kivanc Inelmen, Arzu Iseri Say, Hayat KabasakalThe objective of the present study is to examine the history, activities, and relationships of a neighbourhood service cooperative, which evolved into a neighbourhood disaster…
Perceptions of risk for volcanic hazards in Italy: a research note
Matthew S. Davis, Dott. Tullio RicciWhile a considerable body of work concerning citizens’ perceptions of risk for volcanic hazards has been done in the United States and New Zealand, no comparable study has focused…
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