Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 17 Issue 1

A flare incident at an oilfield

This paper aims to provide graduate students, researchers, flare design and operational oil companies with an overview on the flare incidents.

Automated verification of disaster plans in incident management

The purpose of this paper is to create a formal specification language for disaster plans in order to remove possible inconsistencies between disaster plans, and to enable…

Is relocation a good answer to prevent risk?: Criteria to help decision makers choose candidates for relocation in areas exposed to high hydrogeological hazards

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the results of a research mandated by the regional government of Lombardia, Italy. The results identify the criteria…

Public health's response: citizens' thoughts on volunteering

The aim of this paper is twofold: to delineate the results of the focus groups regarding volunteers and their needs; and to compare the results with pertinent literature…

Disasters: lessons from the past 105 years

The purpose of this paper is to study and review some major impacts of the disasters during the past 105 years and develop a new theoretical classification of disasters.

An overview on the offshore emergency response planning in Malaysia

The purpose of this paper is to provide some definition and foundation principles regarding emergency and emergency management and to give an overview on the emergency…

Search and rescue (SAR) operations for the missing Bell 206 Long Ranger helicopter in Sarawak, Malaysia using near real‐time airborne hyperspectral imaging system

The aim of this paper is to present the latest advances in real‐time airborne hyperspectral sensing applications in identifying and mapping the likely spots to be zeroed…

Flood hazard mapping in developing countries: problems and prospects

This paper aims to describe the major causes of massive destruction due to floods in developing countries and to elaborate the usefulness of flood hazard maps under the…

Technological disaster stages and management

This paper aims to provide graduate students, researchers, governmental and independent agencies with an overview on the stages and management of technological disasters.

Marine

Miscellaneous

Pollution

Earthquakes

Fires and explosions

Aviation

On the web

The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation

International calendar

Extreme weather

Railway accidents

Living in a false world