Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 22 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents - Special Issue: Lessons from Christchurch: understanding the human story
Lessons from disaster: the power and place of story
Carol Mutch, Jay MarloweThe purpose of this paper is to view the human experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes through a varied set of disciplinary lenses in order to give voice to those who…
The on-going psychological toll from the Canterbury earthquakes: Stories from one community
Elizabeth (Libby) GawithThe purpose of this paper is to capture the stories of earthquake experiences from one community and relate this material to some of the psychological phases of recovery from a…
Innovations and lessons learned from the Canterbury earthquakes : Emergency department staff narratives
Sandra Richardson, Michael ArdaghThe purpose of this paper is to identify innovations and lessons learned from interviews with members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team who participated in the response to…
Preserving family and community: women's voices from the Christchurch earthquakes
Liz Gordon– The purpose of this paper is to highlight and report on women's work during and after the Christchurch earthquakes.
Pedagogy of love and care: shaken schools respond
Peter O’ConnorThe 22 February 2011 series of earthquakes that devastated large parts of the Canterbury region of New Zealand provides the dramatic backdrop to this paper, which explores the…
Resettled refugee community perspectives to the Canterbury earthquakes: Implications for organizational response
Jay MarloweThis research project examined resettled refugees’ perspectives on the Canterbury Earthquakes to better understand the organisational implications for disaster preparedness and…
“Sailing through a river of emotions”: capturing children's earthquake stories
Carol MutchThe three case studies reported in this paper are drawn from a wider project in which schools in Canterbury, New Zealand, were invited to tell the stories of their experiences of…
After the disaster: Using the Big-Five to predict changes in mental health among survivors of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
Danny Osborne, Chris G. SibleyThe purpose of this paper is to examine individual differences in people's resilience to changes in psychological distress following the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake…
Recovering from the earthquake: Early childhood teachers and children collaboratively telling stories about their experiences
Amanda Bateman, Susan DanbyTraumatic events can cause post-traumatic stress disorder due to the severity of the often unexpected events. The purpose of this paper is to reveal how conversations around lived…
Casting an architectural lens on disaster reconstruction
Alexandra-Jayeun LeeThe purpose of this paper is to serve two main purposes: first, casting an architectural lens over the disaster context propagates deeper understanding of affected communities who…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju