Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 23 Issue 1
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An International JournalTable of contents
The susceptibility of the vulnerable: some realities reassessed
James LewisThis intentionally short paper considers the wide range of interpretations of “vulnerability” since its 1979 adoption in disaster studies and proposes some necessary separation…
Marriage following the 1997 Umbria-Marche (Italy) earthquake
Gabriele Prati, Luca Pietrantoni– The purpose of this paper is to replicate Cohan and Cole (2002) Hurricane Hugo study in the context of a different type of natural hazard and in a different country.
Evolution of US foot-and-mouth disease response strategy
Heather Allen, Alexandra TaylorThe purpose of this paper is to examine the experiences of the USA and other nations with developed veterinary infrastructure and identify the critical factors that led the…
Hospital resilience to natural hazards: classification and performance of utilities
Nebil Achour, Masakatsu Miyajima, Federica Pascale, Andrew D.F. PriceThe purpose of this paper is to: explore major and potential challenges facing healthcare facilities operation specifically those related to utility supplies; and quantify the…
Towards a rapid automatic detection of building damage using remote sensing for disaster management : The 2010 Haiti earthquake
Thi-Thanh-Hiên Pham, Philippe Apparicio, Christopher Gomez, Christiane Weber, Dominique MathonSatellite and airborne images are increasingly used at different stages of disaster management, especially in the detection of infrastructure damage. Although semi- or full…
Resilience – an emerging paradigm of danger or of hope?
Karen I. Sudmeier-RieuxThe purpose of this paper is to explore whether “resilience” offers any positive inputs to international discourse in the field of disaster risk reduction and climate change…
Why pandemic response is unique: powerful experts and hands-off political leaders
Erik Baekkeskov, Olivier RubinThe purpose of this paper is to show that 2009 H1N1 “swine” influenza pandemic vaccination policies deviated from predictions established in the theory of political survival, and…
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0965-3562Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju