Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 18 Issue 3

View of Islam on earthquakes, human vitality and disaster

The purpose of this paper is to increase public participation in the reduction process of growing disaster risk in developing countries by making optimum benefit from the richness…

Kuwait's 1991 environmental tragedy: lessons learned

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990 precipitated an ecological tragedy in the Arabian Gulf region. During the course of the invasion Kuwait suffered severe losses to both…

Four years beyond tsunami: Contours of a roadmap for a coordinated “multi‐hazard (including tsunami) risk management action plan for tsunami‐affected villages in Tamil Nadu”: overview of ongoing/projected initiatives

The purpose of this paper in respect of tsunami‐affected villages in Tamil Nadu undertaken in a field trip in June 2005, and updated through online research is to first provide an…

Managing crisis response communication in construction projects – from a complexity perspective

The number of crisis incidents and their severity is rising along with the growing complexity of technology and society. There are enumerable incidents that can interrupt progress…

Causes of slope instability in the Himalayas

The purpose of this paper is to attempt to generate a better, systematic and scientific understanding of the basic reasons behind slope instability to help in developing the basic…

Earthquake safety elements in traditional Koti Banal architecture of Uttarakhand, India

Despite being located in earthquake sensitive region and often experiencing seismic tremors the State of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas exhibits an elaborate tradition of…

Building disaster resilience through capacity building in Ethiopia

Building institutional capacity to prevent, prepare and respond to disasters is among aspects emphasized in the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005‐2015 to enhance the resilience of…

Web‐based support system for flood response operation in Malaysia

The purpose of this paper is to present the utilization of a web‐based support system for flood response operation in Malaysia. The system is intentionally designed to improve…

The accident of passenger‐car vessel Samina Express (2000), when 80 persons died: An analysis by the principles of nonlinear management

The purpose of this paper is to inform readers comprehensively and sufficiently about the marine accident of MV Samina Express with 80+2 dead in the Aegean Sea in September 2000.

Global Catastrophic Risks

What is a City?: Rethinking the Urban Landscape After Hurricane Katrina

International calendar

Costs of Inaction on Key Environmental Challenges

Climate Extremes and Society

Design of Highway Bridges against Extreme Hazard Events: Issues, Principles and Approaches

The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth’s Climate

Quakes, floods doom early Peruvians

Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management

Insurers and climate

Editorial

Data against Natural Disasters: Establishing Effective Systems for Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction

Large-scale Disasters: Prediction, Control, and Mitigation

The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change (2nd ed.)

Paths of Destruction: The Story of West Michigan’s Worst Natural Disaster, the Tornadoes of April 3, 1956

Understanding Environmental Issue

Climate Chaos: Your Health at Risk

Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action

California 2008 wildfire costs top $1 billion

Climate Change and Globalization in the Arctic: An Integrated Approach to Vulnerability Assessment

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Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next Fifty Years