Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 20 Issue 1

Strapline:

An International Journal
Subject:

Table of contents

Towards a humanitarian logistics knowledge management system

Peter Tatham, Karen Spens

The aim of this paper is to offer a conceptual model and an associated taxonomy to support the development of a body of knowledge in support of the logistic response to a natural…

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Challenges of disaster vulnerability reduction in Lagos Megacity Area, Nigeria

Eziyi Offia Ibem

The aim of this research is to identify the factors responsible for the inability of authorities in rapidly growing megacities in developing countries to integrate disaster risk…

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Mega fires: can they be managed effectively?

Zissis Maditinos, Christos Vassiliadis

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of mega fire catastrophic phenomena and bring out some useful aspects for more effective pre‐, during and post‐disaster management…

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Climate change: an emergency management perspective

Robert O. Schneider

The purpose of this paper is to suggest the utility of an emergency management perspective as a guide for policy makers as they respond to the challenges of global climate change.

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Disempowerment through disconnection: Local women's disaster response and international relief in post‐tsunami Batticaloa

Kristin S. Scharffscher

This paper aims to explore the relationship between local women's relief initiatives and international relief workers in Batticaloa, eastern Sri Lanka, during the post‐tsunami…

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A comparative study on community‐based disaster management in selected countries and designing a model for Iran

Katayoun Jahangiri, Yasamin O. Izadkhah, Seyed Jamaledin Tabibi

Iran is located among the top disaster‐prone countries in the world and, therefore, disaster management is considered to be one of the most important issues in this country. One…

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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