Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 17 Issue 2

Proactive co‐learning: a new paradigm in disaster education

The aims of this paper are to point out the effectiveness of the education at Maiko and show the direction of effective school disaster education.

Planning for judgement day: Restrictions of government planning for avian influenza

The purpose of this paper is to examine the organization and execution of the planning process of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The focus is…

An overview on static electricity

This paper aims to provide graduate students, researchers, governmental and independent agencies with an overview on static electricity.

Pilot error: Dispelling the hegemony of blamism – a case of de‐centered causality and hardwired politics

The purpose of this article is to reveal the reasons for pilot error. Surveys in aviation have attributed 70 percent of incidents to crew error, citing pilot error as the root…

UK emergency preparedness: a holistic response?

This paper aims to argue that to address the consequences of climate change and variability a greater focus on pre‐emergency planning that engages a wider stakeholder group must…

A model for a multi‐agency response management system (MARMS) for South Africa

The promulgation of disaster management legislation and policy in South Africa necessitates the development of a uniform multi‐agency incident and disaster response system. This…

A theoretical perspective of man‐made system disasters: Social‐technical analysis and design

The purpose of this paper is to study major man‐made system disasters and to suggest a solution for filling the noted gaps in control systems interfaces and to render those vital…

Tsunami early warning system (EWS) and its integration within the chain of seismic safety

This paper aims to provide a broad overview of the South Asian tsunami in relation to the development of the early warning system (EWS) as well as its integration within the…

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Walking with apathy into disaster