Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 24 Issue 3
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An International JournalTable of contents
Applying the 3-layer approach to urban flood management
Chen Kun ChungThe purpose of this paper is to find the possibility of extending the capacity of urban drainage in highly urbanized cities with limited available space for flood management…
Functional clothing for natural disaster survivors
Nabeela Ahsan, Sandra Tullio-PowNatural disasters, occurring with increasing frequency are mobilizing humanitarian agencies to provide relief response. Current protocols that rely heavily on donated clothing as…
From forest firefighting doctrine to digital battlefield: a case study
Yves Dumond– The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of information technology (IT) in the fight against forest fires in southern France.
Enhancing post-disaster reconstruction capacity through lifelong learning in higher education
Menaha Thayaparan, Mohan Siriwardena, Chamindi Ishara Malalgoda, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Irene Lill, Arturas KaklauskasDue to the complexities involved in disasters and due to the peculiar nature of post-disaster reconstruction, built environment professionals require continuous updating of their…
Sport and disaster relief: a content analysis
Yuhei Inoue, Cody T Havard– The purpose of this paper is to explore disaster relief activities implemented by high-profile sport organisations and athletes.
The “wicked problems” of governing UK health security disaster prevention: The case of pandemic influenza
John Connolly– The purpose of this paper is to examine the governance and policy-making challenges in the context of “wicked problems” based on the case of pandemic influenza.
Flood warning in a Swedish local risk management context
Erik Stig Persson, Lars Nyberg, Inge SvedungThe purpose of this paper is to explore how local early warning systems (EWSs) for floods are established at the municipality level in Sweden. The study also aims to analyse the…
Disaster risk governance in Africa: A retrospective assessment of progress against the Hyogo Framework for Action (2000-2012)
Dewald Van NiekerkThe purpose of the paper is to provide a retrospective assessment of progress in disaster risk governance in Africa against the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) since 2000. This…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr JC Gaillard
- Dr Emmanuel Raju