Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 7 Issue 4

Responding to “unconventional” millennial predictions

Pamela S. Showalter

In the past, predictions of impending natural disasters have captured public attention for a variety of reasons. When such predictions gain momentum, they can have serious…

Erratum

This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/09653569810223272. When citing…

Dealing with mass death after a community catastrophe: handling bodies after the 1917 Halifax explosion

Joseph Scanlon

The literature available on how communities deal with mass death, in particular body handling procedures, is sparse. Describes the actions of the various people involved…

Environmental hazards associated with hill land development in Penang Island, Malaysia: some recommendations on effective management

Ngai Weng Chan

Increasingly, land is a scarce resource which is much sought after in Penang Island, Malaysia. This is because Penang is largely made up of steep topography and much of…