Resilience in Talcahuano, Chile: appraising local disaster response
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a qualitative and exploratory study aimed at learning more about the local forms of resilience that emerged in two localities (one rural and one urban locality) in Talcahuano, Chile, in response to the major earthquake and devastating tsunami that hit them on February 27, 2010. Design/methodology/approach To ensure that people ’s experiences remained leading throughout the study, data were collected in the field by the first author over a period of 13 months using a variety of qu...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - May 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The fluidity of risk
This study encourages comprehension of risk as an evolving and fluid condition. (Source: Disaster Prevention and Management)
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - May 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Effectiveness of seismic strengthening to repeated earthquakes in historic urban contexts
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the dynamics of the evolution of damage to the residential buildings within the city walls of Norcia during the six-month seismic swarm that hit Central Italy in the period 24th August 2016 to end of January 2019. This is accomplished by comparing the damage recorded by the Italian Civil Protection usability form (AEDES form) during this period after each event. Design/methodology/approach First, these outputs are compared with a qualitative assessment conducted by means of omnidirectional camera ...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Progress, traditions and future directions in research on disasters involving slow-onset hazards
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The importance of onset speed has been stressed by disaster researchers and inter-governmental bodies for some time, but its meaning and knowledge frontier has not been explored in depth. The purpose of this paper is to contextualise disasters involving slow-onset hazards within the broader literature on disasters, assess the current state of knowledge and identify themes in the literature. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs a semi-structured review design with the purpose of identifying both scholarship engaging directly wi...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Disaster recovery and violence in neoliberal times: community and spatial fragmentation in L ’Aquila
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the disruption and reconfiguration of the territorial organisation of the central Italian town of L ’Aquila resulting from actions taken by the special commissioner, a plenipotentiary official appointed by the central government, during the ten-month emergency period following the 2009 earthquake. The study attempts to determine how during the commissioner’s short tenure the territory of L’A quila was restructured for many years to come. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses two ma...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Conflicts in adaptation: case studies from Nepal and the Maldives
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Adaptation appears to be regarded as a panacea in policy circles to reduce the risk of impending crises resulting from contemporary changes, including but not restricted to climate change. Such conceptions can be problematic, generally assuming adaptation as an entirely positive and non-conflictual process. The purpose of this paper is to challenge such uncritical views, drawing attention to the conflictual nature of adaptation, and propose a theoretical framework facilitating the identification and analysis of conflicts in adaptation. ...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Understanding gender dimensions of climate-smart agriculture adoption in disaster-prone smallholder farming communities in Malawi and Zambia
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Through the application of traditional and contemporary feminist theories in gender mainstreaming, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to emergent debate on gender dimensions in climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption by smallholder farmers in disaster-prone regions. This is important to ensure that CSA strategies are tailored to farmer-specific gender equality goals. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory-sequential mixed methods research design which is qualitatively biased was applied. Key informant interviews and farmer ...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Resilient cultural heritage: from global to national levels – the case of Bhutan
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Cultural heritage is about people, their history and their identity. Protecting cultural heritage from natural hazards by connecting it with disaster risk management (DRM) directly benefits local communities. Cultural heritage also has a global dimension, and collaboration and support from the international community to protect it is vital. Culture and heritage differ among countries, as do natural hazards, but practitioners face some common challenges, such as the need to create awareness. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Sinabung volcano: how culture shapes community resilience
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how culture, including traditions and social structures, can influence resilience and how culturally sensitive relief operations can put affected people and their context at the core of any interventions. Design/methodology/approach A case study of the Mt Sinabung volcano area in Indonesia was undertaken. As part of the case study, an analysis of interventions was conducted, which was complemented by semi-structured interviews with Karo cultural experts and humanitarian organisations. Findings Cu...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Conflicts in adaptation: case studies from Nepal and the Maldives
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Adaptation appears to be regarded as a panacea in policy circles to reduce the risk of impending crises resulting from contemporary changes, including but not restricted to climate change. Such conceptions can be problematic, generally assuming adaptation as an entirely positive and non-conflictual process. The purpose of this paper is to challenge such uncritical views, drawing attention to the conflictual nature of adaptation, and propose a theoretical framework facilitating the identification and analysis of conflicts in adaptation. ...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Understanding gender dimensions of climate-smart agriculture adoption in disaster-prone smallholder farming communities in Malawi and Zambia
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Through the application of traditional and contemporary feminist theories in gender mainstreaming, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to emergent debate on gender dimensions in climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption by smallholder farmers in disaster-prone regions. This is important to ensure that CSA strategies are tailored to farmer-specific gender equality goals. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory-sequential mixed methods research design which is qualitatively biased was applied. Key informant interviews and farmer ...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Resilient cultural heritage: from global to national levels – the case of Bhutan
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Cultural heritage is about people, their history and their identity. Protecting cultural heritage from natural hazards by connecting it with disaster risk management (DRM) directly benefits local communities. Cultural heritage also has a global dimension, and collaboration and support from the international community to protect it is vital. Culture and heritage differ among countries, as do natural hazards, but practitioners face some common challenges, such as the need to create awareness. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - April 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
