Promoting individual resilience will contribute to reductions in disaster threats for at-risk communities globally.
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The distinction between food insecurity and famine is artificial and unhelpful. Hungry people are suffering however their situation falls below the radar.
Much disaster reporting simply chronicles events, but good journalism digs deeper and examines causes. Stories about Colorado wildfires have raised questions about risk, especially on fire anniversaries.
The Caribbean is facing its second deadly hurricane in as many weeks. This isn’t just bad luck: the region’s extreme vulnerability to disaster also reflects entrenched social inequalities.
US military bases usually get their electricity from the civilian grid, which is vulnerable to attack and to disaster. Solar-powered microgrids could protect national security, and would save money.
Ad hoc boat rescues have become critical parts of disaster response efforts, a trend first responders have officially embraced.
The widespread discussion as to whether the Hurricane Harvey disaster was caused by climate change or not is a dangerous distraction from the real issues.
Disasters may have ‘natural’ triggers but why are ethic minorities forced to live under harsh conditions that make them particularly vulnerable to catastrophes?
Why don’t people evacuate their homes when warned of impending storm danger? To save lives, resiliency plans must understand how locals in climate-vulnerable places assess risk.
As Senegal mourns the victims of the Demba Diop football stadium crush and searches for answers, it is to be hoped that lessons are learned, and consequences are swift.
Marginal people become resourceless, invisible to public policies, and disempowered in public life. This increases their vulnerability to disaster.
Readers and viewers the world over are becoming numb to catastrophe and suffering. They must not look away.
As climate change increases the frequency and severity of disasters in the near future, leveraging social media data, crowd-sourcing and other means of discovering the unknown will become crucial.
Research based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
Australia is facing an above-average cyclone season, with at least 11 cyclones likely in the region.
With burgeoning need and an aid system that is failing to cope, what meaning does ‘resilience’ have?
Hollywood turns its hand to the worst environmental disaster in US history – from which the environment is strangely missing.
It’s not uncommon for kids to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress after a disaster. With thousands of children affected by Hurricane Harvey, how can parents help kids bounce back?
Ecuador is known for promoting the ‘Buen Vivir’ development policy agenda. But the state’s response to a recent earthquake brought its commitment into question.
The recent Canadian wildfires revealed the need for cutting-edge disaster management strategies.
Kontributor teratas
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Lecturer, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Hong Kong
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Professor of Structural Systems, University of Surrey
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PhD Candidate in Political Science and International Relations, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Professor and Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida
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FXB Research Fellow, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
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Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Watts College, Arizona State University
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Curtin Research Fellow in Psychology, Curtin University
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Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University
