Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 19 Issue 4

Living alongside a volcano in Baliau, Papua New Guinea

The paper aims to further understand the contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction through reviewing the experiences of Baliau village situated on…

Challenges of sustainable recovery processes in tsunami affected communities

Sustainable housing and community recovery processes in the aftermath of tsunamis have to cope with direct impacts, such as fatalities, destroyed buildings, and loss of…

Resource capability for local government in managing disaster

The paper aims to flesh out the capability requirements of local government institutions in pre‐, during, and post‐disaster activities which can act as a useful guide for…

Collaborative emergency management and national emergency management network

The purpose of this paper is to analyze scholarly discussions and findings regarding collaborative emergency management (CEM). Several aspects such as leadership, decision…

Embedding issue management as a strategic element of crisis prevention

The purpose of this paper is to characterize the danger period which extends before a crisis and to position issue management as an effective crisis prevention discipline.

Inland waterway resource and spill management needs in Southeastern USA

The purpose of this paper is to assess the issues faced by managers of inland waterways in the Southeastern USA as a guide for improvements to spill management information systems.

Approaching disaster management through social learning

Coping with and adjusting to disruptive challenges has always been a characteristic of human development. Formalisation of this has led to the emergence of a number…

Self‐Reliance during Natural Disasters and Civil Unrest: How to Handle Fires, Search and Rescue, and Other Emergency Response Situations on Your Own

Crisis Management in the Tourism Industry: Beating the Odds?

Building an Enterprise‐Wide Business Continuity Program

The Law of Emergencies: Public Health and Disaster Management

Megadisasters: The Science of Predicting the Next Catastrophe

Disaster and Development

Disaster Management: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response

Disaster! A History of Earthquakes, Floods, Plagues, and Other Catastrophes

Poor design, poor construction in Haiti

The early recovery in Haiti

Is information overload leading to information non-appliance?

Magnitude seven times two

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