Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 25 Issue 4

DRR technology sharing and transfer through web-based platforms: Lessons learned from Korean studies

Yongkyun Kim, Hong-Gyoo Sohn, Youngjai Lee, Jong-Moon Chung

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) technology sharing has emerged as an important global issue across national boundaries. As a result, the DRR technology-sharing environment needs…

Learning from the past: Analysis of disaster management structures, policies and institutions in Pakistan

Abdur Rehman Cheema, Abid Mehmood, Muhammad Imran

The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical analysis of the disaster management structure, policies and institutions in Pakistan between 1947 and 2005, and highlights the…

Considering socio-cultural factors of disaster risk management

David Oliver Kasdan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between factors of socio-cultural contexts and disaster risk. Recent efforts by international organizations and research…

Community-based disaster communication: how does it become trustworthy?

Dwie Irmawaty Gultom

Trust in disaster communication is significant because a lack of trust will prevent the transformation of information into usable knowledge for an effective disaster response…

Getting ready for mega disasters: the role of past experience in changing disaster consciousness

Yu Guo, Yiwei Li

Attempting to explore the role of direct experience in influencing disaster consciousness and public opinion, the purpose of this paper is to carry out comparative analyses of…

Integrating animal disease epidemics into disaster risk management

Cheney Shreve, Belinda Davis, Maureen Fordham

Holistic approaches to public health such as “One Health” emphasize the interconnectedness between people, animals, ecosystems, and epidemic risk, and many advocate for this…

Factors influencing responders’ perceptions of preparedness for terrorism

Annelie Holgersson, Dzenan Sahovic, Britt-Inger Saveman, Ulf Björnstig

The purpose of this paper is to analyse factors influencing perceptions of preparedness in the response to terrorist attacks of operational personnel in Swedish emergency…

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill and factors associated with depressive symptoms among residents of the Mississippi Gulf Coast: A path analysis

Joohee Lee, Tim Rehner, Hwanseok Choi, Alan Bougere, Tom Osowski

The purpose of the paper is to extend prior research on the psychological effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster by developing and testing a conceptual model in which…

New Zealand ShakeOut exercise: lessons learned by schools

Karlene S. Tipler, Ruth A. Tarrant, David M. Johnston, Keith F. Tuffin

– The purpose of this paper is to identify lessons learned by schools from their involvement in the 2012 New Zealand ShakeOut nationwide earthquake drill.