Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 25 Issue 2

Training decision-makers in flood response with system dynamics

Romana Berariu, Christian Fikar, Manfred Gronalt, Patrick Hirsch

– The purpose of this paper is to present a training model for decision makers that covers the complexity which is inherent in decision-making processes in times of floods.

Capacity building for post disaster construction and demolition waste management: A case of Sri Lanka

Gayani Karunasena, Dilanthi Amaratunga

The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical framework for capacity building in post disaster construction and demolition (C & D) waste management at a national…

The effects of fatalism and denial on earthquake preparedness levels

Hoda Baytiyeh, Mohamad Naja

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of awareness and beliefs on college students’ preparedness for earthquake risks in Lebanon.

Women’s solidarity economy initiatives to strengthen food security in response to disasters: Insights from two Philippine case studies

Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo, Mylene D. Hega

The purpose of this paper is to present the knowledge gained from the experiences of community-based, women-led organizations of workers in the informal economy which strengthen…

The Houma Indians’ battle against the ocean

Frédéric Allamel

The Houma Indians reside in the backwaters of the Mississippi Delta, a coastal area that is disappearing due to natural subsidence, sea-level rise, and mismanagements of the…

Disaster resilience and complex adaptive systems theory: Finding common grounds for risk reduction

Christo Coetzee, Dewald Van Niekerk, Emmanuel Raju

The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of resilience into the contemporary discourse of disaster risk. As a counter position to the current status quo in defining…

Collaborative governance difficulty and policy implication: Case study of the Sewol disaster in South Korea

Min Seok Bang, YunYoung Kim

The purpose of this paper is to examine the case of the disaster involving the South Korean ferry, Sewol; offer policy implications; and point to the difficulty of collaboration…

Socio-political goals and responses to the reconstruction of the Chilean city of Constitución

Hugo Romero, Cristian Albornoz

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the political and economic objectives sought by the government of Chile to understand the characteristics of the reconstruction process for…

Private needs, public responses: vulnerable people’s flood-disrupted mobility

Nicola Christie, Liza Griffin, Natalie Chan, John Twigg, Helena Titheridge

The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of vulnerable people during flood events, impacts of changes in mobility on well-being and the extent to which frontline…

An exploration of objectivism and social constructivism within the context of disaster risk

Paul Chipangura, Dewald Van Niekerk, Gerrit Van Der Waldt

The purpose of this paper is to understand the meaning of social constructivism and objectivism within the context of disaster risk from which disaster risk policy can be…

Disaster Resilience: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Riyanti Djalante, Susanti Djalante, Muhammad Sabaruddin Sinapoy