Waiting for politics at the mercy of river: case study of an enduring community
This study highlights of the urgent issue of riverbank erosion that could shift policy. (Source: Disaster Prevention and Management)
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Fire officer leadership strategies for cost management
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal,Volume 27, Issue 5, Page 495-507, November 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore leadership strategies of fire officers used by fire office leaders to manage costs associated with hazardous operations. Design/methodology/approach The methodology employed in this study was a qualitative method using a case study design. The participants in this research study comprised 13 randomly selected fire officers from fire stations within a major metropolitan area located in the USA who had five or more years hazardous operations experience. In addition to...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Using a Luhmannian perspective for earthquake resilience
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to interpret Luhmann ’s Social Systems Theory to discuss disaster resilience, and use its “functional method” for creating “local organizational inventories” to support the trend of integration in Turkey’s disaster management system. For this, the authors used a case study from Düzce province in 2013, inves tigating the organizational aftermath of two major earthquakes in 1999. Design/methodology/approach A purposive sample of local associations in city center of Düzce province was used. The lo...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Social and economic inequality limits disaster prevention amongst the most vulnerable in Vietnam
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Vietnam is historically hit by extensive disasters. However, the most vulnerable populations are far from being backed by national/local programmes to reduce disaster impacts on their well-being. In practice, political and socio-economic top-down organisation, channels efforts and limited resources into wealthier parts of the country. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Learning from 30 years work in Vietnam, this paper presents how “horizontal” solidarity and networking should be promoted and reinfor...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Waiting for politics at the mercy of river: case study of an enduring community
This study highlights of the urgent issue of riverbank erosion that could shift policy. (Source: Disaster Prevention and Management)
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Fire officer leadership strategies for cost management
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore leadership strategies of fire officers used by fire office leaders to manage costs associated with hazardous operations. Design/methodology/approach The methodology employed in this study was a qualitative method using a case study design. The participants in this research study comprised 13 randomly selected fire officers from fire stations within a major metropolitan area located in the USA who had five or more years hazardous operations experience. In addition to interviews, workplace practices...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Enhancing resilience against floods in the Lower Motowoh community, Limbe, Southwest Cameroon
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Floods and landslide threats were addressed under the Frontline process in the city of Limbe, Southwestern Cameroon. The purpose of this paper is to present actions undertaken through building local community resilience to floods which are a major threat in the city, with impacts on the local community ranging from death to complete destruction of services and livelihoods. Design/methodology/approach The actions carried out were informed by the GNDR-supported Frontline survey conducted in 2015 in which the Lower Motowoh community rated ...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Tackling everyday risks through climate adaptive organic farming
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose With the shifting patterns of rain and dry periods as a result of global climate change, the people of Gunungkidul have to deal with extreme conditions, such as crop failure, ponds and artificial lakes drying up at an alarming rate due to high evaporation. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Participatory disaster and risks assessment and action planning were carried out to identify how communities perceive risks and identify priorities of actions. Farmers agreed to implement climate adaptive farming whic...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
L ’Aquila, central Italy, and the “disaster cycle”, 2009-2017
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical examination of the aftermath of the L ’Aquila earthquake of 6 April 2009. It considers the elements of the recovery process that are unique or exceptional and endeavours to explain them. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on a survey and synthesis of the abundant literature on the disaster, coupled with observations f rom the author’s many visits to L’Aquila and personal involvement in the debates on the questions raised during the aftermath. Findings Several aspects...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Gathering places in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
This study addresses a gap in the research, focusing on where and how individuals acc ess resources, information and emotional support in the short-term recovery following a disaster event. This research combines two traditions, hazards geography and disaster sociology, to investigate what gathering places exist one month after a major disaster, where those places are located, and wh at purpose they serve. (Source: Disaster Prevention and Management)
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Tackling everyday risks through climate adaptive organic farming
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose With the shifting patterns of rain and dry periods as a result of global climate change, the people of Gunungkidul have to deal with extreme conditions, such as crop failure, ponds and artificial lakes drying up at an alarming rate due to high evaporation. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Participatory disaster and risks assessment and action planning were carried out to identify how communities perceive risks and identify priorities of actions. Farmers agreed to implement climate adaptive farming whic...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Gathering places in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
This study addresses a gap in the research, focusing on where and how individuals acc ess resources, information and emotional support in the short-term recovery following a disaster event. This research combines two traditions, hazards geography and disaster sociology, to investigate what gathering places exist one month after a major disaster, where those places are located, and wh at purpose they serve. (Source: Disaster Prevention and Management)
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
L ’Aquila, central Italy, and the “disaster cycle”, 2009-2017
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer a critical examination of the aftermath of the L ’Aquila earthquake of 6 April 2009. It considers the elements of the recovery process that are unique or exceptional and endeavours to explain them. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on a survey and synthesis of the abundant literature on the disaster, coupled with observations f rom the author’s many visits to L’Aquila and personal involvement in the debates on the questions raised during the aftermath. Findings Several aspects...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Advancing small island resilience and inclusive development through a convergence strategy in Carles, Philippines
Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Various natural, socio-cultural and economic risks confront the people of Gigantes Islands in the municipality of Carles. The islands ’ exposure to these hazards has aggravated poverty in the locality as demonstrated in the prevalence of unsafe livelihood activities and lack of access to health facilities. The onslaught of Supertyphoon Yolanda in 2013 has led to environmental and economic destruction, which prompted UP Visayas F oundation, Inc. to implement the Rehabilitation for Island Sustainability and Empowerment Gigantes Project, ...
Source: Disaster Prevention and Management - August 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
