Add to ORKGThe human race has been faced with natural disasters since it has evolved. In more recent times it has had to contend also with technological disasters. Our interest is in how human beings have organized themselves collectively to deal with such threats and damages to their lives, property and their everyday routines. More specifically, in a selective fashion we discuss how societies and their subdivisions (particularly at the local community level) have in the past and now prepare for and respond to natural and technological disasters
Preparedness involves initiatives designed to mitigate or reduce the impact of major risks and disas...
All cities are in one way or another vulnerable to someform of disaster. In particular, cities that ...
In this paper three questions are addressed concerning possible differences and their implications f...
This article discusses how societies and their subdivisions (particularly at the community level) o...
This article discusses how societies and their subdivisions (particularly at the community level) or...
The management and organisation of roles and resources for addressing diverse humanitarian aspects o...
Disaster management is the process of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural or m...
*This is a written draft used as the basis for the oral comments made as one of the keynote addresse...
Our papers has five major parts in dealing with the general question: for planning and managing purp...
Our major overall theme is that since disasters, as a whole, differ significantly from even everyday...
In this paper three questions are addressed concerning possible differences and their implications f...
Most descriptions of disaster events place a great deal of emphasis on the damage done to life, phys...
Increasing of natural disasters over the past decade has led to a catastrophe, due to the large volu...
Record breaking hurricane seasons, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and intentional acts of mass-ca...
Record breaking hurricane seasons, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and intentional acts of mass-ca...
Preparedness involves initiatives designed to mitigate or reduce the impact of major risks and disas...
All cities are in one way or another vulnerable to someform of disaster. In particular, cities that ...
In this paper three questions are addressed concerning possible differences and their implications f...
This article discusses how societies and their subdivisions (particularly at the community level) o...
This article discusses how societies and their subdivisions (particularly at the community level) or...
The management and organisation of roles and resources for addressing diverse humanitarian aspects o...
Disaster management is the process of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural or m...
*This is a written draft used as the basis for the oral comments made as one of the keynote addresse...
Our papers has five major parts in dealing with the general question: for planning and managing purp...
Our major overall theme is that since disasters, as a whole, differ significantly from even everyday...
In this paper three questions are addressed concerning possible differences and their implications f...
Most descriptions of disaster events place a great deal of emphasis on the damage done to life, phys...
Increasing of natural disasters over the past decade has led to a catastrophe, due to the large volu...
Record breaking hurricane seasons, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and intentional acts of mass-ca...
Record breaking hurricane seasons, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and intentional acts of mass-ca...
Preparedness involves initiatives designed to mitigate or reduce the impact of major risks and disas...
All cities are in one way or another vulnerable to someform of disaster. In particular, cities that ...
In this paper three questions are addressed concerning possible differences and their implications f...