Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 15 Issue 3
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An International JournalCategory:
Environmental Management / EnvironmentTable Of Contents
The level of preparedness of the schools for disasters from the aspect of the school principals
Fatma OzmenThe purpose is, depending on the views of principals and teachers, to determine the level of preparedness of primary schools towards prospective earthquakes from the…
An integrated approach to natural disaster management: Public project management and its critical success factors
Tun Lin Moe, Pairote PathranarakulWith an aim to develop an integrated approach for effectively managing natural disasters, this paper has three research objectives. First, it provides a framework for…
Technological emergencies expert system (TEES)
Ibrahim Mohamed Shaluf, Fakhru'l‐Razi AhamadunTo provide the graduate students, researchers, responsible personnel at major hazards installations (MHIs) with background on the technological emergencies, expert system…
Participation in practice and disaster management: experience of Uttaranchal (India)
Ravindra K. PandeDisaster management is not merely a subject to be taught in class rooms but a habit to be practiced not only by the individual but by the community as a whole…
Sustainable resorts: learning from the 2004 tsunami
Renato Garcia, Stephen Siu‐Yu Lau, K.W. Chau, Rachadaporn Kanitpun, Yoichi Shimatsu, Peter Grunder, Rosena Koo, BaharuddinGiven the extensive destruction resulting from the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that destroyed and damaged resort complexes in southern Thailand, the purpose of…
Non‐monsoonal landslides in Uttaranchal Himalaya (India): Implications upon disaster mitigation strategy
Piyoosh Rautela, R.K. PandeClimatic conditions as also the agrarian economy of the Indian subcontinent is greatly affected by the monsoonal winds that are characterized by heavy rains between June…
Natural hazard mitigation in local comprehensive plans: The case of flood, wildfire and drought planning in Arizona
Rahul Srivastava, Lucie LaurianNatural hazards such as floods, wildfires and droughts disrupt communities, their economies and environments, and cost millions every year. The existing literature on…
Strategic approach to disaster management: lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina
Kulwinder BanipalThe aftermath of hurricane Katrina has reinforced the role of communication networks and information management in providing effective response to a large‐scale disaster…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Prof. Emmanuel Luna