Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 24 Issue 5

Crisis management at the government offices: a Swedish case study

Gerry Larsson, Fredrik Bynander, Alicia Ohlsson, Erik Schyberg, Martin Holmberg

The purpose of this paper is to gain a deeper understanding of crisis management at the Swedish Government office level in an international crisis by using a multiperspective…

Losses and expenditures caused by extreme events in Poland

Ewelina Siwiec

– The purpose of this paper is to present problems related to the assessment of losses and expenditures caused by weather and climate-related events in Poland.

Developing an evaluation tool for disaster risk messages

Caroline D Bergeron, Daniela B Friedman

Risk communication is a critical component of individual health decision making and behavior. In disaster situations, it is crucial that risk-related messages are communicated…

Threat orientation in small and medium-sized enterprises: Understanding differences toward acute interruptions

Brahim Herbane

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the experience, impact and likelihood of an acute business interruption, along with the perceived ability to intervene, influences…

Survivors perceptions of stakeholders and the 2009 South Pacific tsunami

Emma Apatu, Chris Gregg, Michael K. Lindell, Joel Hillhouse, Liang Wang

Near-field tsunamis provide short warning periods of equal to 30 minutes, which can complicate at-risk individuals’ protective action decisions. In the face of a tsunami, people…

Group-based mindfulness-informed psychological first aid after Typhoon Haiyan

Regina M. Hechanova, Pia Anna P. Ramos, Lynn Waelde

The purpose of this paper is to develop and evaluate a culturally sensitive and mindfulness informed psychological first aid (PFA) intervention for use with disaster workers in…

Incorporating cultural competency skills in emergency management education

Claire Connolly Knox, Brittany Haupt

The purpose of this paper is to incorporate a model of prejudice reduction and cultural identity development theory to assess: the implementation of a diversity case study in a…

Assessing displays for supporting strategic emergency management

Thomas J. Huggins, Stephen R Hill, Robin Peace, David M. Johnston

Emergency management groups aiming to address community resilience work with complex systems which consist of multiple interacting dynamics. The purpose of this paper is to help…

Barriers to risk reduction: Dontse Yakhe, South Africa

Wendy Harte, Merle Sowman, Peter Hastings, Iraphne Childs

The purpose of this paper is to identify hazard risks and factors impeding the implementation of disaster risk management policies and strategies in Dontse Yakhe in Hout Bay…

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