New research also identified steps people wished they’d taken to prepare for disaster, such as protecting sentimental items, planning a meeting place and better managing stress.
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When presidents are seeking reelection, federal aid comes more often and more quickly.
A new study highlights disparities and proposes research priorities for advancing the use of small aerial drones in disaster management.
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Is it possible for COVID-19 to help us shape a better world?
Many flood-ravaged homes have not been repaired, while others are infested with mould. Farmers are dealing with financial stress and the memories of livestock killed in traumatic circumstances.
The real success of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency will be not only in what it does, but in how it carries out its work, in the relationships it forges, and in the trust it gains.
Flood-related stress can have a negative impact on pregnant mothers and their unborn babies. But our research found there are many strategies that can limit the harm.
With the onset of spring come thunderstorms, and sometimes tornadoes. Learn how these systems form and why night tornadoes are especially deadly.
Bushfire Recovery Victoria has a focus on Aboriginal culture and healing – a long overdue approach in disaster recovery.
Clear messaging is crucial when dealing with multiple disasters.
Collective trauma research tells us if you haven’t been through the event, you’ll never quite understand. That doesn’t mean people outside Melbourne haven’t had their own experience, or can’t help.
Two environmental engineers say governments need to do more to protect people from possible water contamination after wildfires.
As foreign aid pours into Beirut, its uneven distribution reflects and exacerbates the pre-existing class and race fissures in Lebanese society.
Buildings aren’t the only things at risk in wildfires. Recent disasters in California have left local water system contaminated with toxic chemicals afterward, slowing return and recovery.
Without genuine global leadership the ability of economies to “build back better” after the disaster caused by COVID-19 will unfairly favour wealthier populations and nations.
Months after Typhoon Washi tore through the Philippines in 2011, relocated residents were moving into newly built housing. They soon began modifying and extending homes that didn’t meet their needs.
Nepal’s past dealing with multiple disasters, including the aftermath of its civil war and the massive earthquake of 2015 may have helped the country prepare for the current COVID-19 crisis.
Low-income earners, small-business owners and part-time workers are most likely to lose income following a disaster.
Small businesses are disproportionately affected by natural disasters. To improve community resilience, we need to help them ‘build back better’.
Australia can learn from how India used community hubs to bridge the gap between government and local communities in the challenging years of reconstruction.
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Sustainable Infrastructure Systems, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Director, Global Waste Research Institute, California Polytechnic State University
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Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering, Florida State University
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Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Director of the Healthy Plumbing Consortium and Center for Plumbing Safety, Purdue University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Chair in Applied Regional Economics, Hunter Research Foundation Centre, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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