Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 20 Issue 2

Modelling of sea level rise and river system

D.Y.S. Mah

This paper aims to present a hydrodynamic river modelling by incorporating river flow and sea‐level rise interactions.

Preventing landslides in times of rainfall: case study and FEM analyses

Hossein Moayedi, Bujang B.K. Huat, Thamer Ahmad Mohammad Ali, Afshin Asadi, Fatemeh Moayedi, Mehdi Mokhberi

The purpose of the paper is to present a new method of controlling through susceptible slopes in order to reduce the risk of landslides.

Caveant admonitus (“Let the forewarned beware”): The 1997 Grand Forks (USA) flood disaster

Paul E. Todhunter

This paper aims to review the performance of the flood forecasting, warning, and response system (FFWRS) during the 1997 Red River of the North flood to identify the factors that…

Coordination during multi‐agency emergency response: issues and solutions

Paul Salmon, Neville Stanton, Dan Jenkins, Guy Walker

Coordination between military and civilian agencies has previously been found to be a significant issue that affects the efficiency of multi‐agency system responses to large‐scale…

Why is collaboration minimised at the accident scene?: A critical study of a hidden phenomenon

Johan M. Berlin, Eric D. Carlström

The purpose of this paper is to study why collaboration among police, fire, and ambulance services is minimised at accident scenes.

Dealing with mass death in disasters and pandemics: Some key differences but many similarities

Joseph Scanlon, Terry McMahon

There are many differences in how authorities handle the dead during mass death incidents involving disasters and pandemics. These differences would suggest that planning for a…

Measuring people's preferences for cyclone vulnerability reduction measures in Bangladesh

Ali Asgary, Abdul Halim

This paper aims to examine people's preferences for alternative cyclone vulnerability reduction measures in cyclone prone areas of Bangladesh.

Leadership in complex, stressful rescue operations: A quantitative test of a qualitatively developed model

Misa Sjoberg, Claes Wallenius, Gerry Larsson

The purpose of the paper is to explore the universality of a qualitatively (grounded theory) developed model of leadership in complex and/or stressful rescue operations.

Communicating Emergency Preparedness: Strategies for Creating a Disaster Resilient Public

Geoff O'Brien

Hazards and the Built Environment: Attaining Built‐in Resilience

J.C. Gaillard