Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 6 Issue 2

Increasing flood risk in Malaysia: causes and solutions

Ngai Weng Chan

Discusses flood risk in Malaysia, which has increased alarmingly in recent decades largely due to changing physical characteristics of the hydrological system caused by…

Aviation safety: a quality perspective

Avinash Waikar, Phillip Nichols

“Safety is no accident.” It is not a coincidence that this slogan appears often in FAA literature, correspondence and advisory circulars. It is a frequent reminder to all…

Problematical aspects of the information/ communication revolution for disaster planning and research: ten non‐technical issues and questions

E.L. Quarantelli

An information/communication revolution is being brought about by recent developments and innovations in computer and related technologies. Recognizes that many of the…

The man‐machine interface and its impact on shipping safety

Alexander Goulielmos, Ernestos Tzannatos

The significance of operational human errors in shipping safety has widely been recognized. The accumulation of many shipboard operations on the bridge of the ship demands…