Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 20 Issue 3

Social vulnerability analysis for sustainable disaster mitigation planning in coastal Bangladesh

Bishawjit Mallick, Khan Rubayet Rahaman, Joachim Vogt

The opportunities and potentials of the coastal zone all over the world have not received much attention, and also the disaster mitigation approaches are seen as a…

Pilot assessment of an experiential disaster communication curriculum

Daniela B. Friedman, India D. Rose, Alexis Koskan

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a disaster preparedness communication curriculum for public health graduate students' understanding and use of…

Drug markets during the Katrina disaster

Eloise Dunlap, Andrew Golub

The purpose of this paper is to examine the experiences of poor drug users and sellers who remained in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to identify their…

Community preparedness for tsunami disaster: a case study

Aini Mat Said, Fakhru'l‐Razi Ahmadun, Ahmad Rodzi Mahmud, Fuad Abas

The main objective of this study is to develop a tsunami emergency response plan for a coastal community by adopting a community‐based disaster preparedness approach.

Lull after the storm? Municipal leaders reflect on multiple crisis experience

Susanne Hede

This paper aims to develop a theoretical understanding of how multiple crisis experience affects preparedness issues, and how the learning potential of municipal crisis…

Understanding and reducing vulnerability: from the approach of liabilities and capabilities

David McEntire

This paper aims to expand comprehension of the concept of vulnerability in order to promote further scholarship in this area and provide policy guidance for practitioners.

Integrated framework for earthquake consequences management

Naill M. Momani

The aim of this paper is to link earthquake probabilistic and deterministic risk assessment with the decision‐making process in order to implement policies, plans, and…

Earthquake preparedness in schools in seismic hazard regions in the South‐East of Turkey

Adem Öcal, Yavuz Topkaya

The aim of this study is to determine the preparedness status of 181 elementary and high schools in four cities located on the East Anatolia Fault Zone of Turkey.