2011 Awards for Excellence

Citation

(2012), "2011 Awards for Excellence", International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Vol. 3 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdrbe.2012.43503aaa.005

2011 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: 2011 Awards for Excellence From: International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Volume 3, Issue 1

The following article was selected for this year’s Outstanding Paper Award for International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

“Addressing vulnerability through an integrated approach”

David McEntireCollege of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas, Corinth, Texas, USA

Colleen Gilmore Crocker MPHUniversity of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA

Ekong PetersUniversity of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA

Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to review current theoretical approaches in disaster studies and put forward a model of vulnerability that incorporates physical science, engineering, and social science research.

Design/methodology/approach -- A comprehensive model of vulnerability is proposed, which includes both liabilities and capabilities from the physical and social environments. The model is related to risk, susceptibility, resistance, and resilience to vulnerability and disasters.

Findings -- This review assesses current concepts as guides for disaster management and suggests that a more complete view of vulnerability is more apt to generate inclusive and integrated disaster policies.

Research limitations/implications -- Since this model is relatively new, its applicability needs to be examined further in terms of the phases of disasters and the many stakeholders involved in emergency management.

Practical implications -- The holistic model of vulnerability in this paper may help emergency managers better understand disasters and devise relevant policies to counter them. The paper underscores the importance of broad and integrated methods for dealing with socially constructed disasters. It is related to environmental, infrastructure, economic, political, cultural, and other variables.

Originality/value -- This paper is unique in that it presents four viewpoints of vulnerability and because it applies the proposed model to many different types of disasters.

Keywords: Disasters, Modelling, Risk assessment

www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/17595901011026472

This article originally appeared in Volume 1 Number 1, 2010, pp. 50-64, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award

“Resourcing for a resilient post-disaster reconstruction environment”

Yan Chang, Suzanne Wilkinson, Erica Seville and Regan Potangaroa

This article originally appeared in Volume 1 Number 1, 2010, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

“Investigating homeowners’ interest in property-level flood protection”

Aleksandra Kazmierczak and Erik Bichard

This article originally appeared in Volume 1 Number 2, 2010, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

“Disaster impact analysis based on inter-relationship of critical infrastructure and associated industries: a winter flood disaster event”

Eun Ho Oh, Abhijeet Deshmukh and Makarand Hastak

This article originally appeared in Volume 1 Number 1, 2010, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

Outstanding Reviewer

Professor Raufdeen RameezdeenUniversity of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka